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Memorial Sketches 



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HISTORY 



OF THE 



Class of 1853 

Dartmouth College. 



BY 

MOSES T. RUNNELS, 

Class Secretary. 



"We thank thee, Father! let thy grace 
Our narrowing circle still embrace, 
Thy mei'cy shed its heavenly store, 
Thy peace be with us evermore !" 

O. W. Holmes. 

APR 2 ./ / 



newport, n. h. : 

Barton & Wheeler, 

1895. 






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( lOPYRIGHT, 1895, 

By M. T. Runnels. 



TO THE PRECIOUS MEMORIES OF THE 

TWENTY-NINE 

WHO HAVE PASSED ON BEFORE US, AND 
TO THE CHARITABLE REGARD OF THE 

THIRTY-FOUR 

MEMBERS OF 

THE CLASS OF 1853, 

WHO 

"a little longer wait," 

this volume is affectionately inscribed 

by their brother class-mate 

and Secretary, 

THE AUTHOR. 



^ODLCTION. 



This little book, though ehfefly designed for distribution 
among survivor* of the Class and the relative* of its deceased 
members, is yet commended to the Alumni and friends of 
the College with the hope that no discredit may hare 
n cast upon the name of oar belored Alma Mater, in its 
latter pages at least, as showing how widely and favorably her 
influence lias been diffused. 

[joint of view the present volume is simply a second 

edition of the smaller Memorial printed in 1*64: and the 

/rd of those brothers who had passed from earth at or be- 

fore that time — but whose memory we wish still to perpetuate — 

ot, in many cases, essentially different. 

The ancestral notes prefixed to these sketches constitute a 

new feature in the work, and are more or less full accordingly 

as material for the same was furnished to the Class Secretary. 

The figure* with dashes. -*1 ." >*f . etc -tand as 

abbreviated expressions which are common to all the biographies, 
and are used t -pace and avoid the monotony of repetition. 

being fully explained below. The compiler determined not todis- 
persona] or family sketches with such abbreviations 
as"unnj.. .." (sine prol child." If numbers 

" 01 •• ; " are wanting in any sketch, the facte 

cting family relation - efficiently made known. 

n-graduates of the Class are with us still; as they used 
pou the recitation seats : not in a separate portion of the 
volume, and with no peculiar designation 
after each na 

Jt must be borne in mind that the attachments formed by 

,f us with brothers who were with us but comparatively a 

wtf time, at the first or middle of our course, were very strong 

and have proved life- these brothers, though 



VI. INTRODUCTION. 

graduates of other Colleges, have vet shown a loyalty to our 
Class quite as ardent as some others who graduated with us. 
They have been among the most constant and ready to supply 
the Secretary with material for the Class records. It would 
therefore have proved unjust and discourteous to such, if their 
'"sketches" had been withheld or essentially curtailed. 

In the case of all living members of the Class, the Secretary 
has embodied or "dove-tailed" the facts and items of the former 
Memorial upon those which subsequently came to hand, so as 
to make one continuous life-history. Inasmuch as a MS. copy 
of his completed sketch was sent to every class-mate for his 
approval and modification (nearly all being promptly returned) , 
and as the corrections and suggestions thus made were in every 
case heeded, to the last particular, it is confidently believed that 
a commendable degree of accuracy has been attained, and that 
no one can reasonably complain in reference either to the facts 
themselves on their mode of presentation. 

In conclusion, the Secretary needs only to add that had it not 
been for the very liberal pecuniary aid proffered him by a noble 
class-mate, who stipulates that no clue shall be given to his name, 
the now issued volume could never have been attempted. To 
him, therefore, our special thanks should be rendered; while 
the Secretary feels that to all his class-mates and their friends 
who have furnished the desired facts and information ; to the 
printers and artists who have made the book, in its material 
aspects, what it is; and above all to the Infinite Preserver and 
Guide of our lives and destinies, the sincere gratitude of all > 
our hearts is justly due. 

Newport. N. II.. .Ian. 1. 1895. 



EXPLANATIONS. 



An asterisk (*) following a name indicates, as usual, the 
death of the individual. ••>-. &." also following a name, shows 
that the individual did not graduate with us : and was a mem- 
ber of the Class for only a portion of the under-graduate 
course. 

Following every name is a designation of the town and state 
where was the home residence of each individual on the College 
catalogues while connected with Dartmouth. 

••1 " introduces place and date of birth- with parents' 

names and ancestral notes. Supply, in place of dash: "He 
4 k was born at." 

••2 " introduces place of preparatory studies, before en- 
tering Dartmouth College. Supply in place of dash: "He 
-'fitted for College at." 

"3 "introduces marriage (first . supply in place of 

dash : "He married." 

••4 " introduces the Christian names of children, in the 

order of their birth. Supply in place of dash : -'His children 
'•were." 

The following are the more common abbreviations emploved : 

•y. o." — non-graduate. "b." — born. 

• • m . " — married . • -d . " — died . 

lau." — daughter. -grad." — graduated. 

••Acad." — Academy. "D. C." — Dartmouth Col- 

lege, especially in parenthesis. 

In explanation of the • 'Pedigrees.''* the small index figures 
represent the generations, in order : the person whose pedigree 
is given having the largest or latest number. For example. 
"Levi 5 " (Robinson), his father being ••Charles 4 ." his grand- 
father •' Joseph V etc.. back to --Levi 1 ." his earliest known 
ancestor in this countrv. 



\ HI. I AIM. \\ ATIONS. 

The following is established as the uniform order o( the 

sketohes : 

A^fter u l " are the birth, parentage and pedigree, (so 

fai as known) of each class-mate; with snoh genealogical or 
ancestral notes, as have been supplied, 

After "2 " are the places of preparatory study, and 

usually the names of instructors with whom each member of the 
Class fitted for College, 

After ••;> — " comes the first marriage record, with subse- 
quent marriages, if any ; and such information respecting the 
parents and ancestors of our wives as were furnished to the 

Secretary. 

After u 4 " come the full Christian names of the chil- 

dren, in order, with birth dates and plaoesof birth, and usually 
with dates and notices of their deaths, if in early life. These 
ohildren are introduced by the Roman numerals, [., [I., etc. 

Next is given the connected narrative of each life, from leav- 
ing Dartmouth to the present. Notices of published works; 
and, in some oases, places of residence or professional labor 
are introduced by Arabic numerals in parenthesis. More ex- 
tended obituarv notices arc often added, o\' those who have 
died, with places o\' burial, etc. Quotations are given from 

letters or other writings o( the subjects themselves, or from 
others respecting them, as the case may be. 

At the conclusion o( most sketches o\' those whose children 

have arrived at maturity— having passed their educational 
careers or become settled in life- -the children's names re- 
appear under the same Roman numerals as before. The grand- 
children, whose names and birth dates have been furnished, are 
also introduced by Arabic numerals in parenthesis. 

The sketches, o\' course, vary in length or fulness. Where 

much* was not given, much cannot reasonably be required. 



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LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. 

Note. — The frontispiece and seven other views of 
Dartmouth buildings and surroundings were printed by Messrs. 
Barton & Wheeler, the printers of the book, from plates kindly 
loaned by Prof. Charles F. Emerson, Dean of the College 
Faculty at Hanover. Most of the portraits are the so called 
"Half Tones;" those of Allen, Dickson, Hulbert, Morrison, 
Reed, Waterhouse, Whitcomb and Young were printed by the 
"Republican Press Association," Concord, jN . H. , which company 
also made most of the plates from original photographs. The 
steel plates of McDuffee and Runnels were executed some years 
ago by F. T. Stuart for town histories and were printed by J- 
H. Daniels & Son of Boston, Mass. The "Group" of '93 was 
printed, as well as originally taken, by H. H. H. Langill, of 
Hanover. Of the other portraits, Palmer's w T as supplied from 
Lippincott's, in Philadelphia, Pa., through the kindness of 
Gen. John Eaton, LL. D. ; and the other five, Chase, Fair- 
banks, Hay ward, Lamson and Parker, were furnished by 
themselves from various artists in different parts of the country. 



General View of College and Buildings, - Frontispiece 

Allen, 1 

Chase, - - 30 

Dickson, - - - 45 

Fairbanks, - - 58 

Hay ward, - - - 68 

Hulbert, - - 81 

Lamson, - - - 100 

McDuffee, - - 107 

Morrison, - - - 117 

Palmer, - - 130 

Parker, - - - 135 

Reed, - - 159 

Runnels - - - 171 

Waterhouse, - - 222 

Whitcomb, - - 232 

Young, - - 248 



XII. LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. 

In the College Park, Shattuck Oberservatory, In the 

Museum, - - -61 

Class Group, 1893 :— Eight members of the Class "| 

in the following order : I 284 

Parker, Palmer, Emerson, Runnels, 
Hay ward, Fairbanks, Carter, Upham, . J 

Rollins Chapel, - " - 301 

Wilson Hall (Library), - - 302 

Culver Hall (Thayer School Building), - 305 




Justin Allen. M. D. 



MEMORIAL SKET6HES 

OIF THE 

GLASS OF 1853, 

DARTMOUTH COLLEGE. 



ALLE^ ? JUSTIJST, sr. g,, 
Hamilton, Mass. 

1 Hamilton, Mass., Sept. 29, 1826; the son 

of Ezekiel and Sally (Roberts) Allen. 

2 Williston Seminary, East Hampton, 

Mass., 1845-6 and '48; Rockingham Academy, 
Hampton Falls, S". H., 1847, and Hampton, Acad- 
emy, N". H., 1847 and '49-'50. 

He left Dartmouth our Sophomore spring, 1851 ; 
graduated A. B., at Brown University 1852; stud- 
ied medicine 1853-4, with his brother, D. S. Allen, 
M. D., (Berkshire Medical Institute, 1846), inter- 
spersed with teaching; attended lectures at the 
Berkshire Medical Institute, Pittsfield, Mass., 1854, 
and at the Tremont Medical School, Boston, 1855; 
graduated M. D., from the medical department of 
Harvard University, 1856. 

Removed to Topsfield, Mass., in June, 1857, and 
has continued there in the practice of medicine, un- 
interruptedly, for the period of thirty-seven years. 

It was reported of him, in 1864, that he was hav- 
ing "a good run of practice, is popular with the 



2 ALLEN. 

"people, and enjoys the respect of his professional 
"brethren." 

In 1878 was commanding a practice of about 
$2,000 per annum. Had also held the office of su- 
perintending school committee in Topsfield. 

From 1862 to 1892, the inhabitants, not only of 
Topsfield, but of the adjoining parish of East Box- 
ford, were depending upon him, almost exclusively, 
for their physician; while his practice also extend- 
ed into Middleton, Ipswich and other towns. 

He spent a week at the "Centennial Exposition," 
at Philadelphia, in 1876; but, aside from this and a 
few hurried trips, of not over two days each, he had 
in 1879, been on the ground nearly every day for 
twenty-two years, and every day visiting the sick. 

He had relinquished the more laborious duties of 
his profession in 1893, and had made vacation tours 
through the provinces to head of navigation, on the 
Sagnenay river, and, in the opposite direction, to 
the Natural Bridge in "Va., also in the autumn of 
the same year, took another western trip, of a 
month's duration, a week of which was devoted to 
the "Columbian Exposition." 

His grandfathers, both paternal and maternal, 
did honorable service, one or the other of them, in 
the campaigns of Bunker Hill, Rhode Island, Long 
Island, Saratoga and other fields in the Revolution- 
ary War. 

He has probably enjoyed life as much as many 
who have had more leisure to devote to occupations 
other than their stated business. 



BABCOCK. 6 

BABCOCK, HENKY HOMES, * bt. g., 
Thetford, Yt. 

; Thetford, Yt., Dec. 19, 1832; the son of 



Rev. Elisha Gr. and Eliza (Hibbard) Babcock, his 
father being for seventeen and one-half years pas- 
tor of the Congregational church in Thetford. 

2 Thetford Academy, under Hiram Orcutt 

(D. C, 1842). 

3 Mary Porter Lincoln Keyes, a native of 

Putney, Yt., at Somerville, Mass., July 30, 1861. 

4 I. Mabel, b. May 30, 1862. 

II. Eollin Keyes, b. Aug. 20, 1863. 

During our Sophomore winter, 1850-1, not suc- 
ceeding to his mind in a school at New Braintree, 
Mass., he determined to leave College, and engaged 
himself to Dr. J. J. Pales, of East Boston, to at- 
tend an apothecary's store, and receive instruction 
in medicine. Passed six months with Fred. Brown, 
apothecary, corner of Washington and State Sts., 
Boston, but returning to Thetford in ill health, re- 
linquished the idea of being a physician. 

In Nov., 1852, he turned his attention once more 
to the business of teaching; was principal of a 
grammar school inDedham, Mass., till Apr., 1854; 
a similar work in Newton, Mass., till Aug., 1859; 
then obtained the situation of principal of the High 
School in Somerville, Mass., which he retained till 
1867; his salary in his chosen profession having 
gradually increased from $420 per annum, in 1852, 
to $1500, in 1863. Having removed, with high 
recommendations, to Chicago, 111., he there opened, 



4 BABCOCK. 

at 218 WabashAve., Sept. 18, 1867, a school for both 
sexes, called the "Chicago Academy." This school 
was moved, 1868-9, to No. 11 18th St., being high- 
ly prospered, with "Primary," "Intermediate" and 
"Collegiate" departments. In its "Twelfth An- 
"nual Announcement," 1878-9, Mrs. B. is noticed 
as one of his assistants; and a peculiarity of the 
In-titution is said to be, that "no public examina- 
"tions or exhibitions are held, in any department, 
"but parents and guardians are cordially invited 
"to visit the class-rooms, at all times, to observe 
"the regular work of the school." He remained 
principal and proprietor of this Academy till his 
decease, Nov. 7. 1881, in the 19th year of his age. 
He was also Professor of Botany in the Chicago 
( College <>f Pharmacy, and Director of the Botanical 
Garden, in which office he achieved a wide and 
merited distinction. 

He was a leading member of the Illinois State 
Microscopical Society; was long identified with 
the ••( Ihicago Academy of Natural Sciences" and its 
president at his death. AVas regarded as one of 
the best botanists in the country. He was one of 
the founders of the Uniou Swedenborgian Church, 
of Chicago, and president also of that organization 
at the time of his departure. 

Especially was he a highly esteemed member of 
the ••Chicago Literary Club," his name standing 
upon their "Scheme of Exercises," as the leader 
appointed to conduct a conversation on "Our Native 
"Flora," at a meeting to be held May 8, 1882. This 
Club published a memorial at his death, for its rec- 



BAB C O CK-BL AISDEL L . O 

cords, his family and the Chicago papers, from which 
the following extract is taken ("Chicago Tribune*" 
Nov. 11) : -*In all positions he did his work well. 
"In manner, he was kind and dignified; in spirit, 
"noble; in character, pure; in conduct, just; in 
"scholarship, eminent: and in devotion to duty. 
"unswerving." 



BL AISDEL L, ALFRED OSGOOD. 
Haxoveb, X. H. 

1 Lebanon, X. BL, March 13, 1833. His 

father was Hon. Daniel Blaisdell (D. C, 1827), for 
forty years treasurer of the College; his mother, be- 
fore marriage, Charlotte Osgood, of Haverhill, X. H. 
His grandparents were Hon. Elijah and Mary 
(Fogg) Blaisdell of Pittsfield. X. H. His ances- 
tors came from England and settled in Salisbury, 
Mass., about the year 1610. 

2 Hanover, under the care of Prof. Steph- 
en Chase and Edward vVebster, Esq., (D. C. 18^L8). 

3 Marv Estabrook Martin, daughter of 

Hon. Wheeler Martin of Providence, R. I,, Dec. 31, 
1860, at P., by Rev. Dr. Caldwell. Her family is 
traced from England to Swansea, Mass., in 1690. 

4 I. R^lph, b. August 23, 1861, at Han- 

over, X. H. 
II. Edith, b. Feb. 24, 1874, at Brook- 
lyn, X. Y. 

Pursued his scientific studies, under Prof. Ira 
Young at Hanover, for two years after graduation ; 



6 BLAISDELL. 

and secured a practical preparation, for bis profess- 
ion as an engineer, in the Amoskeag Machine Shop. 
Manchester, N. H., from July, 1855, till April, 1857, 
and, thenceforward, in the Providence Machine 
Co.'s works, Providence, P. L, till June, 1858. 
Was employed by Wm. T. Nicholson, and the 
Hope Brothers (manufacturers of engraving ma- 
chinery) in Providence, till April, 1861. 

One month of the following summer, in the shop 
of E. &: T. Fairbanks, St. Johnsbury, Tt., and, re- 
turning to Providence with the revival of business, 
iu Dec, 1831, took charge of Nicholson's shop till 
June, 1862, and was for six months, mechanical 
draftsman for the Providence Tool Co., designing 
machinery for gun-making, till December of the 
same year. 

He then went to Xew York City and obtained 
employment in the office of A. C. Stimers, where 
the fleet of monitors were designed, and in May 
1863, engaged himself as draftsman at Secor's 
Foundry and Shipyard, Jersey City, X. J. (resid- 
ing in Xew York), and worked on drawings of var- 
ious monitors and other vessels for the U. S. gov- 
ernment, then being built or repaired in that yard, 
till July, 1865. He next sought a more intimate 
acquaintance with "the dear old Uncle Sam," who 
proved a kind employer, for about ten years long- 
er, in the Brooklyn Navy Yard. On the slacking 
of government works in 187."), he found a variety 
of employments on gas works, sugar houses, and 
the Xew York and Brooklyn Bridge, till August, 
1880, when the chief engineer of the U. S. Navy 



BLAISDELL. 7 

Yard at Brooklyn, Mr. Loving, offered him a desir- 
able situation, made vacant by the death of its for- 
mev incumbent; placing him "in charge of the 
"Drawing Room, in the department of Steam Engi- 
neering." This berth and the same work at 
mechanical drawing is still (1894) supplied to him 
by the same kind "Uncle Samuel." 

His residence, for 26 years, has been at 268 
Clermont Ave., Brooklyn, N". Y.; his church home, 
the Clinton Ave. Congregational church, of which 
he has lately been elected one of the deacons. 

His religious work, however, has, for many years, 
been largely for the benefit of the poor children in 
Mission Sunday Schools, mostly between the ages 
of four and twelve. As early as 1873, he was re- 
ported at our class meeting as having developed a 
remarkable talent for interesting the young people 
of these mission schools; his blackboard delinea- 
tions being hardly less sought after than his spoken 
addresses. 

He had also enlisted the sympathy of the Han- 
over Christian ladies, prior to 1878, in these objects 
of his care, numbering about one hundred; to whom 
he still devotes much of his time with unabated 
zeah 

Brother Blaisdell was the Secretary of our Class 
from 1853 to 1863 ; entered the first records in the 
"Class Book", and gave a rich account of our first 
post-graduate Class meeting, in 1856. His son, 

I. Ralph (1894) resides in Springfield, 111., and 
is Auditor of the St. Louis, Chicago and St. Paul 
R. R. Was married, Oct. 11, 1888, to Miss Lilian 



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keeper iutt ^atiwwrs String Im^atmAm^f^mA 

frMfmeAxhKt&m&lmmmemlSKk about fmrn£c~ 

zafa Was taken eery saddesrr «*k 
h#a**rh*%*: of the tang*, whieh u&mmated m rapid 
mmptrm, A <«mm$k of tftfimiam was be! A 
» afcer the fim attaek: and. when informed by 
his mother, that fee eonM not snrrire tmt a few 
*&* or months at fertbes^be ree^wed the mfel h> 
jce frith perf< ?npos*re. only ^***^ to 

itod whom he so dearly tared. The 
msolatMn? of refigion were imparted to him* 
dnring riekneas, by Ber. Dr. Effiott. ms wff 
pa*tor. and the sabbath before his death the saera- 
ment of the Lord** Sapper was administered to 
htm. with his nearest friends. 

Jai a happy man. and with finth and hope 
**in a far better worM June 16. . - " 

Hi* funeral was largely attended, and he sleeps 
in the family tanringr-groiind. called Belle Fount- 
ain Cemeterr. abot north of the e 

■ 

A headstone of white marble, and a monument in 
the center of the lot. bear his name and dates of 
birth and death. 

He had a poBey of insurance on his fife for 
wbieh was paid to hk widow, to whom he 
hk g n foil instiTietions in reference to his earth- 
ly affair* They talked them orer and over again. 
with the utmost calmness on bis part, while she 
bedside, day or n _ roiing her- 

fan: roted wife. 

He suffered but ray little pain during his illness. 



10 BLOOD-BROWN. 

and was conscious to the last moment. 

His widow has since married, 2d, H. W. Warm- 
ington, and was residing, with his two children, in 
Virginia City, Montana Territory, in 1878; though 
the older child, I. Nellie W., had been attending 
school in St. Louis for two years, 1875-77. 



BROWN, JONATHAN C, * 

Caxdia, N. H. 

- Candia, N. H., Jan. 19, 1827; being the 



son of Jonathan and Sally (Fitts) Brown. 

2 Atkinson, N. H., Academy, under E. H. 

Greeley (D. C, 1845); at the Blanchard Academy, 
Pembroke, N. H., under Jonathan Tenney (D. C, 
1843) ; and at Andover, Mass., for about one year. 

Taught the Academy in Pitchburg, Mass., for 
one year after graduating; then the High School 
in South Weymouth, Mass., one term; next the 
Academy at Deerfield, Mass., during the year 
1855. 

In Jan., 185(5, he removed to Cincinnati, O.; was 
one of a business firm in a book-store, and at the 
same time studied law. Overwork and hard study 
soon began to wear upon his health, and he was 
prostrated by a brain fever, from which he never 
fully recovered. In 1858, the disease had assumed 
the form of insanity, and he was for a short time a 
patient at the Insane Retreat in Dayton, O., from 
which, with temporary relief, he returned to the 
home of his childhood in March, 1859. His malady 



BROWN. 11 

increasing during the year and five months he re- 
mained at home, his friends were obliged to take 
him, Aug. 4, 1860, to the asylum at Concord, where 
he resided, under the medical treatment of Dr. J. P. 
Bancroft (D. C, 1841) and others, till his death, 
Aug. 18, 1881, "of chronic mania and phthisis", 
aged 54 years and 7 months. 

Through the period of his health and usefulness, 
he was accustomed to write articles for newspapers, 
and deliver lectures from time to time. 

Dr. Bancroft said (Feb. 8, 1864) : "I have no 
"doubt that the case is confirmed and entirely in- 
surable. The form of his insanity is this: His 
"mind is wholly possessed with certain delusions. 
"He believes that his mind is, and has been from 
"boyhood, taken possession of and controlled by 
"other minds, by some process of animal magnet- 
"ism, and thus diverted from his own control and 
"legitimate use, and made to subserve the will of 
"those who control him. This belief irritates and 
"sours his moral feelings toward most persons, 
"especially his relatives and those who have the 
"charge of him here." 

Dr. Bancroft's latest testimony respecting our 
afflicted class-mate (Aug. 4, 1878) was "that there 
"is no change in Mr. Brown's mental condition. He 
"is somewhat demented, but still has not lapsed 
"into complete dementia. His mind is filled with 
"delusions, more or less active. He talks but little, 
"and that almost entirely to himself. Always 
"returns the salutation of 'Good morning!' but 
"enters into no conversation. Physically he is 



12 BROWN. 

"quite well and strong." 

McDuffee, also, at our meeting, the same year, 
reported an interview with him to the effect that 
his ease seemed utterly hopeless; that the nature 
of his vagary appeared to be that he was a super- 
human being, and that his plans were thwarted by 
evil spirits. Others could draw from him; hence 
he would not talk with his friends. 

The "silver lining" to this dark cloud seems to 
have been that his brothers were very successful 
in business, that they liberally supported him in his 
retirement, and had him furnished with all admissi- 
ble comforts to the last. 



BROWN, MOSES DAKEX, 
Cakmel, Me. 

1 Appleton, Me., May 22, 1828. 

2 East Corinth, Me., under the instruction 

of D. S. True, afterwards of Davenport, la. 

3 Henrietta White, of Pittsburg, Pa., eldest 

daughter of D. M. White, former editor of the 
"Pittsburg Gazette", Oct. 8, 1857. She died prior 
to Sept., 1878. 

4 I. Ella M., b. Sept. 18, 1858. 

II. Walter Meredith. 

III. Harry Simpson. 
Both the two last died in infancy. 

He was principal of an academy at Randolph, 
Vt., in 1854-5, during which time he also read law, 
as far as possible, in the office of Hon. J. P. Kid- 
der of Randolph. 



BROWN. 13 

In Nov., 1855, removed to Chicago, 111., and in 
January following was admitted to the practice of 
his profession. Was there located, in 1864; was 
visited by Cahoon in 18(56, and had his office at 
194 Clark Street, in 1878. He spoke of his first 
three or four years of professional life in Chicago 
as a "struggle between life and death, with pover- 
ty, grim and hungry, staring him in the face." 
After that the tide of battle turned, and his pro- 
fession, adhered to with commendable industry and 
energy, became both pleasant and lucrative. 

His standing was represented by two eminent 
lawyers of Chicago, in 1864, as remarkably good, 
and his prospects flattering. "He seems to enjoy 
"a high degree of success in the winning of his 
"cases.' 1 In the "List of Addresses", published by 
a committee of the Dartmouth Alumni in 1892, his 
location is given as "69 Dearborn Street, Chicago, 
111."; but repeated efforts on the part of the Class 
Secretary have failed to secure any response from 
him since 1864. Of his parentage we have only 
learned that his mother's Christian name was 
Deborah. 



14 BURNET. 

BUKNET, CLAKE^CE LINDEN, * 

TlCONDEROGA, N. Y. 

1 Ticonderoga, N. Y., Aug. 17, 1831. He 

was the son of Hon. Jonathan (D. C, 1824) and 
Augusta (Russell) Burnet. 

His father died at Ticonderoga, Feb. 6, 1868, 
aged 68, and his mother was still living there, in 
1878. His grandfather was Jonathan Burnet, Sen., 
of Bethel, Vt., and his paternal grandmother, 
Abigail Parish. 

2 Ticonderoga, for the most part, under 

his father, and partly at Waterford, N. Y., with the 
Rev. E. F. Edwards. 

3 Mrs. Helen (Brown) Hunt, by Bishop 

Littlejohn, of the Long Island diocese, July 1, 
1875. 

4 I. Helen, b. July 12, 1876. 

II. Clarence Linden, Jr., b. Aug. 12, 
1878. 

He taught a classical school at Staten Island, 
N". Y., for one year after graduating; also six 
months at Berkshire, N. Y.; and for a year and 
three months was Principal of an academy at 
Warwick, N. Y. 

Studied law in New York City until 1857, when 
he entered the Law School at Albany, and there 
graduated in Feb., 1858. 

The first of March following he commenced the 
practice of law at 11 Wall Street, New York, 
where he continued till Jan. 7, 1862. On that day 
was ordered to report for duty on board the U. S. 



BURNET. 15 

gunboat " Kennebec ", as paymaster ; for in a 
moment of enthusiasm, he had determined to see 
something of "this accursed rebellion" with his own 
eyes, and to : 'do something to put down treason." 
Nothing else presented itself but this position in 
the navy; and, having previously had a taste of 
salt water, he left desk, brief and profession, as 
above. 

In Dec, 1863, was off Mobile, Ala., and in Feb., 
1864, had witnessed the encouragement implied in 
the fact that when he went out "the government 
"had no foothold in the Grulf, west of the Tortugas, 
"except Ship Island; while in two years, only 
"Mobile and Galveston remained to be occupied." 

Was transferred to the U. S. receiving ship 
"North Carolina", May, 1864, at the Brooklyn 
Navy Yard, N. Y., and was there remaining on 
duty Aug. 22, following. 

In Sept., 1868, was again at his law office, 15 
Nassau Street, having just returned from an ex- 
tended tour through the great west and the Rocky 
Mountains. While living in New York, was the 
superintendent of the "Trinity Church" Sunday 
School, and afterwards of a Mission Sunday 
School in that city. 

In the autumn of 1872 had lost his leg by acute 
necrosis, amputation above the knee being nec- 
essary. 

Office had been changed to 213 Montague Street, 
Brooklyn, prior to Dec. 15, 1873, and during the 
fall election of 1878, when he was unanimously 
chosen for the third year, Alderman of the First 



1(5 BURNET. 

Ward in Brooklyn, he was visited by the first 
symptoms of a nerve disease which obliged him, in 
the following April, to resign his office as Alder- 
man, give up business, and retire to Ticonderoga, 
where he continued with his family till Jan., 1880. 

Then, on the advice of his physician to seek a 
warmer climate, he again removed to Cambridge, 
Dorchester Co., Md., and there remained a year 
and a half, with nattering prospects at first, but 
with no permanent relief. 

His wife also being a constant sufferer from the 
climate, they sold their place in Maryland, and 
"went into the north woods" (state of New York), 
where he was so much improved that he came back 
to Brooklyn and again began work, Nov. 1, 1881, 
"not with the old vigor, but finding it a decidedly 
"better thing than enforced idleness." 

The next winter he received an invitation to the 
Dartmouth dinner in New York, with a request 
that he speak on that occasion; but was hardly well 
enough to go over. 

"As a proof of his popularity, he was nominated 
"for Surrogate in Brooklyn, in the spring of 1882, 
"and would easily have been elected, but was com- 
pelled by poor health to decline the offer." [Class- 
mate Blaisdell's letter of May, 1883]. 

His lamented death occurred at Ticonderoga, 
May 5, 1883, in his 52d year. In the midst of much 
physical suffering, he had kept cheerfully about 
his work; had made money, made friends, lived 
liberally, and given liberally to others who needed 
it, especially to an aged mother and infirm sister. 



BURNET-BURTON. 17 

Better than all, he found from what he suffered 
(as he writes in 1879), "now, at my 48th year, 
"that there is very little in this brief life, at the 
"best; and that were it not for the hopes of the life 
"to come, it were better to have never been born." 

His widow is now (1894) the wife of Rev. 
James Davis, of Beatrice, Neb. 

I. Helen is a student at Brown well Hall, 

Omaha, Neb. 

II. Clarence L. is with his mother at Beatrice. 



BURTON, HORATIO NELSON, * 
Washington, Vt. 

1 Washington, Yt., Dec. 17, 1826. His 

parents were Stephen and Judith (Nelson) Bur- 
ton; his pedigree in the paternal line, Horatio 
Nelson 4 , (Stephen 3 , Jacob 2 , Israel x ) . 

2 — — Kimball Union Academy, Meriden, N. 
H., from 1845 to 1849, under C. S. Richards (D. 
C., 1835). 

3 Amelia Newell, at her former residence, 

Burke, Vt., May 18, 1858; the daughter of Hon. 
Charles Newell, a judge in the Caledonia Co. 
courts for many years. 

4 — — I. Charlotte Elizabeth, b. April 10, 
1860. 

II. Stephen E., b. Nov. 8, 1862. 
III. Charles Newell, b. March 20, 1866. 

Studied theology two years at the Theological 



18 KIKTON. 

Institute of Conn., East Windsor Hill, meanwhile 
teaching in the academy at that place; completed 
his third year at Andover, Mass. 

Was approbated to preach by the Essex Asso- 
ciation, at Lynn, Mass., in 1856. 

Did Home Missionary service at Concord, Tt., 
eight months, 1856-7; also at Burke; and preached 
three months of 1857 at St. Johnsbury. 

His pastorates are tabulated as follows: 

(1) Ordained as Pastor of the Cong. Church in 
Newbury, Vt., Dec. 31, 1857; dismissed March 1.7. 
1869. (2) Settled over the Cong. Church in San- 
dusky, Ohio, Sept., 1869, till April, 1876; when (3) 
he became pastor of the Plymouth Cong. Church, 
Kalamazoo, Mich., and there continued four years. 
(i) Was pastor of the Cong. Church in Sycamore, 
111., from 1882 to 1885, three years: (5) of the 
Cong. Church, Union City, Mich., from 1885 to 
1888, three years; and (6) finally, having returned 
to Vermont, was acting pastor at Lyndon and 
Kirby from January, 1888, to April, 1890, two and 
one-fourth years, residing at Mrs. B's. old home, 
in East Bnrke. His pastorate at Kalamazoo 
seemed to "move on the most prosperously and 
"happily" of all his ministerial engagements. Dr. 
Homer O. Hitchcock (D. C, 1851), was one of his 
leading members, and he retired to the woods of 
Northern Michigan, each summer, "to play Indian 
"with his boys." After this, for the recruiting of 
health he was on a farm, with his brother, at Grand 
View, Jackson Co., Mo., 17 miles from Kansas 
City, nearly two years. 



BURTON. 19 

In May, 1890, at East Burke, he met with a 
severe accident, being thrown from a carriage with 
great violence, while returning from a benevolent 
errand for one of his former parishioners, a mile or 
two distant. This mostly incapacitated him for 
preaching. In August following the family home- 
stead at East Burke was finally sold, and he again 
removed to the west, to be chiefly with his sons at 
Minneapolis, Minn.; though from April to Novem- 
ber, '92, he was again at Grand View, Mo., with 
his wife and daughter, who were his very useful 
and efficient aids in managing the business of his 
stock farm. His health still failing, they hastened 
back to Minneapolis, Nov. 10, and a council of 
physicians decided that "softening of the brain" 
had been insidiously developed. He lingered in 
growing feebleness, though not with extreme pain, 
and his last hours were singularly tranquil. "It 
'was the beautiful morning of Communion Sab- 
'bath, March 5, 1893, at half-past 5, the hour he 
'was accustomed to arise, when in health, to begin 
'his Sabbath's labors. It seemed as if the morning 
'stars sang and the heavens rejoiced to welcome 
'him. After he was at rest, there was an expres- 
sion of peace and joy in his face, we had not seen 
'for months. How could we but feel that the 
'clouds had all lifted, and he had received the 
' 'well done, good and faithful servant,' and 'had 
'entered into the joy of his Lord.' " 
[Mrs. Burton's letter.] 
His age was 66 years and 3 months. His fun- 
eral services were conducted by his brother-in-law, 



20 KUKTON. 

Dr. E. P. Goodwin of Chicago, at his late resi- 
dence, Xo. 1010 21st ave., on the Tuesday follow- 
ing. 

The "Minneapolis Journal" said: "He was an 
"earnest Christian worker, strong in his beliefs, 
"yet gifted with that respect for the opinions of 
"others, that he could lend his aid to all; devoted 
"to the laws of God and his country, and never 
"afraid to declare his position in politics or church, 
"when once he had carefully decided the best step 
"to take." 

The "Union City Register" added to the above: 

"Dr. Burton, while pastor of the Cong. Church 
"in this city, endeared himself to our people per- 
"haps as no other pastor has ever done before. 
"About a year and a half ago, Gen. Daniel Dustin, 
"in speaking of him, as an old class-mate, said to 
"us, 'he is one of God's noblemen ; and if anyone 
"gets a seat near the Great AVhite Throne, that 
"man will be Dr. Burton.' " 

In his own letter to our class meeting from 
Kalamazoo, Aug. 20, 1878, he says: "And so tell 
"the boys my life has rolled on like the volume of 
"a sweet song, more sweet, more loud from the be- 
ginning to the end. * * One thing more, the 
"greatest, the grandest, and best of all, the life of 
"God within the soul has been as some celestial 
"melody telephoned daily to my heart from the 
"better land, where the Kingdwelletb in His glory. 
"Amid all the surging seas and howling storms of 
"popular and scientific skepticism, I have heard in 
"sweeter and sweeter accents, the voice of him who 



BURTON. 21 

"hushed and walked the waves, saying 'It is I, be 
"not afraid.' I want especially, and above all else 
"to bear my testimony, to my class-mates who may 
"be present, to an unfaltering, growing faith in 
"that Book which demands all virtues that ever 
"blessed society, or adorned human character, and 
"which utterly proscribes all vices that have ever 
"disgraced and debased mankind, and which above 
"all, points us to the one propitiation for the remis- 
sion of sins that are past."" 

While at Newbury, he was scribe of the "Orange 
Association." The degree of S. T. D. was conferred 
upon him by Old Dartmouth in 1865. He was on 
the Examining Committee at Dartmouth College, 
November, 1867; and a delegate to the National 
Congregational Council, at New Haven, Conn., in 
1874. 

Publications: 

(1) Discourse preached at the Semi-Cent ennial 
Anniversary of the "Vermont Domestic Missionary 
Society," at St. Johnsbury, June 17, 1868; pub- 
lished in "Home Missionary" the next October. 

(2) Article of 13 pp., "The Blessed Hope of 
"the Church according to Christ and His Apos- 
"tles," in "Way Marks in the Wilderness" (Vol. 
8, No. 4, Oct., 1870). 

(3) Memorial of Dea. Freeman Keyes, of New- 
bury, Vt., 1872. Has written many articles for 
periodicals, usually without signature. The pub- 
lication of his sermons and discourses, though often 
sought, has almost always been declined. 

I. Charlotte Elizabeth was a superior class- 



'2'2 BUETON-CAHOOX. 

ical scholar, especially in Greek, and has been a 
successful teacher; now residing with her mother 
and brothers in Minneapolis. 

II. Stephen E. has been in the employ of 
the "Guaranty Loan Co. of the Northwest" fal- 
se veral years. 

III. Charles X. has graduated as a physic- 
ian; was first in Burke, and is now (1892-4 in) 
Minneapolis, "in a fair practice of medicine." 



CAHOON, GEORGE WILLIAM, * 

Lyxdox, Yt. 

1 Lyndon, Yt., Dec. 15, 1831. His great- 
grandfather, Daniel Cahoon, was an original 
grantee of Lyndon in 1788; his grandfather, AVil- 
liam, one of the earliest settlers, and the most 
prominent man in town for many years; was also 
Lieut.-Gov. of Vermont, 1820-21, and Representa- 
tive in Congress from 1829 till his death, in 1833. 
His father, Hon. George Clinton Cahoon, was born 
in 1798; educated at the Vermont University, 
Burlington; a successful lawyer in Lyndon, and 
there died in 1879, aged 81. His mother was Mary 
Ripley Baylies, the daughter of Hon. Nicholas 
Baylies, of Montpelier (D. C, 1794), who was the 
son of Dea. ^Nicholas, of Uxbridge, Mass., and 
married Mary, daughter of Rev. Prof. Sylvanus 
Ripley, of Hanover, (D. C, 1771). Her mother 
was Abigail, daughter of Pres. Eieazer Wheelock. 
Hence he was the great-great-grandson of the 
founder and first president of Dartmouth College; 



CAHOON. 23 

his pedigree being: George "W. 5 (Cahoon), 
Mary 4 (Baylies), Mary 3 (Kipley), Abigail 2 
(Wheelock), Eleazer 1 . 

2 Lyndon Academy, under Alexander 

Miller; also at St. Johnsbnry Academy, under J. 
K. Colby. 

3 Charlotte D. Cahoon, Jan. 23, 1856, at 

her residence in Portland, Me. She was the 
daughter of Mayor Cahoon of Portland, attended 
the Young Ladies' School at Hanover, and died 
July 11, 1868, after a protracted illness. 

He was married, second, to Mary Lydia Bellows, 
of Lancaster, N. H., Sept. 9, 1869, who died Feb., 
1881, at Lyndon, of gastric fever, after an illness 
of nine weeks. 

Was married, third, to Mrs. Sarah E. Russell 
(Pearson before marriage), of J^ewburyport,Mass., 
who had been a widow for three or four years, and 
returned to Newburyport a year or two after her 
second husband's (Cahoon's) death. 

4 I. James William, born Dec. 22, 1856. 

II. George Clinton, born Aug. 3, 1858. 

III. Mary Elizabeth, born Aug. 26, 1862. 

IV. Charlotte Demlxg (second wife), 
born Nov. 16, 1870. 

V. Grace Wilson, born Feb. 19, 1872. 

He studied law with his father at Lyndon, from 
graduation till the June term, Caledonia Co. Court, 
1855, when admitted as attorney-at-law on the 
second Tuesday in July. 

Was in practice with his father at Lyndon for 
several years, "George C. & George W. Cahoon." 



24 < AllOON. 

Early in his practice was appointed notary public, 
and afterwards admitted to practice in Supreme 
Court, and Court of Chancery. In the winter of 
1859 was admitted Attorney and Counsellor of the 
U. S. Court at Washington, on motion of Hon. 
Jacob Collamer. M. C. Elected State's Attorney 
of Caledonia County in September, I860, and 
served in that capacity two years. He was very 
favorably noticed in the "Vermont Union," 18(V7, 
as a successful lawyer, both in the business of col- 
lecting and in managing and winning his cases at 
the courts. His business connection. May 8, 188."), 
(as per card in "Vermont Union") was "Cahoon 
"& Hoffman, Lawyers and General Insurance 
-agents, Lyndon and Lyndonville. One of the firm 
"will be at office in Fletcher's block, Lyndonville, 
"every da v." In February, 1889. however, he had 
a similar office by himself at Lyndonville. 

He was first attacked with la grippe, early in 
1891. Spent a few weeks in Xewbnryport, and 
"returned not much improved. His trouble then 
"developed into Bright's disease, and as some 
"thought, softening of the brain." He was quite 
cheerful; fully expecting to recover, when last seen 
by Chase, June 19, "little realizing that the loth of 
"the next month (July, 1891) was to be his last 
"day on earth." His age was 59 years and 7 
months; and it was "a singular coincidence, that 
"the death of the only male descendant in Lyndon 
"of the family which first settled in town should 
"occur so soon after its centennial celebration," 
(July 4 and 5.) 



CAHOO.V. 25 

His funeral was largely attended on the Wednes- 
day following hie death, with an eloquent and com- 
forting address from his pastor, the Rev. J. C. 
Bod well. 

"As a lawyer he was well read: unusually famil- 
"iar with the Vermont statute- and decisions; and 
"his strongest point was in the preparation of his 
"eases. Was in a constant practice for thirty-one 
"years, his name appearing on the docket as often 
"as that of any other attorney, and at one time 
"with more eases than the name of any other law- 
yer at the bar. A large degree of his success 
"was due to his persistent push. lie never tired. 
"and was never humiliated or disconraged by de- 
"feat, but was always ready to try it again. Mr. 
"Cahoon was a public spirited man. always ready 
"to contribute, according to his means, to town 
"improvements, and to any worthy enterprise. In 
"his business he earned a good fortune, but believed 
"in the principle of enjoying it as he went along. 
"He was of the wrong material to make a miser of. 
"He was a man of generous impulses and kindly 
"feelings; very indulgent in his family, and court- 
"eons in his bearing among men. He will be much 
"missed in Lyndon." 

[From Class-mate Chase's tributes, "Vermont 

Union."] 

I. James W. graduated at the U. S. Naval 
School, Annapolis, Md., 1878; married Mary Bel- 
lows Perkins, of Portland, Me.; was stationed as 
ensign at Newport, P. I., 1885, having previously 
returned from a three years' cruise to South 



26 CAHOOX-CARTER. 

America and Africa, including a station for some 
time at Montevideo. He has since been an elec- 
trician in Boston, with residence in Lynn, Mass. 

II. George C. first learned the printers' trade 
of Chase in Lyndon, but studied law and was ad- 
mitted to the bar in 1882. AYas settled in Carth- 
age, Dakota; had married, and there d. Dec. 25, 
1888, aged 30 years, 1 months, leaving a dau. five 
months old. His son's widow and her little child 
were kindly cared for by our class-mate. 

III. Mary E. m. Edward H. Hoffman, Esq., the 
law partner of her father, about 1881. Her two 
oldest children were (1) Helen (Hoffman), and 
(2) Lottie; to which family group three other little 
girls and one boy have since been added (1891). 

IT. Charlotte D. and 
V. Grace W., were educated in the graded 
school and "Institute" and follow teaching as their 
profession, with good positions in Minnesota. 



CARTER, jNTATHA^ FRANKLIN, 

HEXXrKER, X. H. 

1 Henniker, Jan. 6, 1830, being the son of 

Nathan and Margery (Wadsworth) Carter. His 
grandfather was Samuel Carter, of Hillsboro, N. H. 
His father settled at Henniker in 1819. He is of 
the fifth generation on his mother's side, from the 
Rev. Aaron Hutchinson, earliest pastor in Wood- 
Mock, Vt., who preached there and at Hartland and 
Pomfret alternately. 



CARTER. 27 

2 Meriden, N. H., 1846-8, under C. S. 

Kichards(D. C. 1835). 

3 Hattie. Frances Weeks, at Exeter, N. H., 

by Rev. Nathan Lasell, of Amesbury, Mass., 
March 12, 1860. She was a dau. of Major 
Nathaniel and Harriet By ram (Gilman) Weeks, of 
Exeter; there b. July 15, 1833, and d. in Concord, 
Oct. 8, 1890, aged 57 years and 3 months. 

He was m., second, at Exeter, by Rev. Swift 
Byington, to Mrs. Harriet Louisa Gale, dau. of 
Nathaniel, and Mary Elizabeth (Lovering) Jewell, 
Oct. 12, 1892. She was b. in Exeter, Jan. 9, 1842, 
and was the widow of Dea. Joseph Wakefield 
Gale, at the time of her second marriage to Mr. 
Carter. The coincidences may be noted that he 
saw both the Mrs. Carters for the first time at the 
same place, on the same evening; that the parents 
of both lived not far from each other on the same 
street in Exeter, and that the last was afterwards 
his pupil for four years. 

He was principal of the Highland Lake Institute, 
East Andover, N. H., from Aug., 1853, to Nov., 
1854; of the High School, Concord, N. H., three 
months, 1854-5, and of the High School, Exeter, 
N. H., from April, 1855, to Feb. 26, 1864, a period 
of nine consecutive years. Meanwhile he had been 
approbated to preach by the Piscataqua Associa- 
tion, April 20, 1859, for four years; May 15, 1863, 
for four years more, and July 16, 1867, for four 
years more. In May, 1864, he connected himself 
with the middle class, Bangor (Me.) Theological 
Seminary, and was there graduated July, 1865. 



28 CAKTER. 

Besides temporarily supplying various other pul- 
pits, he was stated supply at Pembroke, N". H., one 
year, Aug., 1865, to Aug., 186(5, and at Xorth 
Yarmouth, Me., from May, 1867, till April 1, 1869, 
where he was also ordained an Evangelist, Dec. 
19, 1867. Was pastor at Orfordville, K H., from 
Aug. 1, 1869, till Sept. 1, 1874. Installed at 
Bellows Falls, Vt., Oct. 28, 1874; dismissed Oct. 
28, 1879. Acting pastor of the Cong. Church, 
Quechee, Vt., June 1, 1879, till Feb. 18, 1880, 
when he was installed pastor; and dismissed Sept. 
22,1887. Owing to the failing health of his wife, 
an accepted call to South Deerfield, Mass., was re- 
scinded for lack of suitable house accommodations, 
and he took up his residence at Concord, BT. H., 
Oct. 1, 1887, finally purchasing a pleasant home at 
51 Rumford street. 

He has continued his Sabbath labors, supplying 
at Wilmot, X. H., July 29, 1888, till 1890; at East 
Andover and Andover, X. H., Nov., 1890, till 
April 15, 1891; at East Concord, July 1, till Oct. 
1, 1891, and at Campton, X. II., from April, 1892, 
till Nov., 1893. 

His ministerial labors, in each of his earlier fields, 
were attended with powerful revivals, about forty 
uniting with his church at North Yarmouth, on 
the 1st of Jan., 1868, 84 while at Orfordville, 70 at 
Bellows Falls, and about 40 at Quechee. He was 
superintending school com. of Andover in 1854; 
one of the editors of the "N. II. Journal of Edu- 
cation," 1858 to 1861, and acting local editor of 
the "Exeter News-Letter," 1859-60. Was coun- 



CARTER. 29 

cillor and vice-president of the ST. H. State 
Teachers' Association, and president of the Young 
Men's Christian Association at Exeter. In 1864 
had contributed upwards of 600 articles, mostly 
short, to some 30 different newspapers, magazines 
and one hymn book, the most extended being a 
valuable religious series of 107 "Bible Pictures" in 
the "Congregational Journal" of 1ST. H. During 
his leisure time, for several years, was employed 
upon "The Native Ministry of New Hampshire," 
which appeared by installments in the "N. H. 
Statesman" in 1883, and is now ready to be issued, 
more completely, in book form. "The Ride for 
"Life," and other occasional poems, appeared about 
the same time. "Names of the Master" is another 
series of poems, upwards of 200 in number, now 
ready for the press. "Social Life, — Responsibility of 
"Church Members," an essay before the Merrimack 
Co. Conference, published by request in the "N. 
"H. Journal" of Dec. 9, 1892. "The History of 
"Pembroke, N. H.," which he has succeeded in 
bringing out, after several failures on the part of 
others, is this year (1894) being published. Be- 
sides these literary "Children" of his, he patented 
in 1878 an improved "Rotary Library Reference 
"Table," a vade mecum for professional men, es- 
pecially ministers. He has been the highly es- 
teemed and efficient secretary of the "Central N. 
"H. Congregational Club" since its organization, 
and of the "N. H. Prisoners' Aid Association" 
since 1891, also a member of the "NYH. Historical 
"Society" since 1890. 



30 CARTER-CHASE. 

His mottoes seem to have been to "fill life with 
"hard work," and "be helpful to as many a weary 
"pilgrim as possible on the way to Heaven." 
(For his class poem see Records of Class Meetings.) 



CHASE, CHAELES MONROE, 
Lyxdox, Vt. 

1 Lyndon, Nov. 6, 1829; his father being 

Gen. Epaphras B. Chase, and his mother, before 
marriage, Louisa Baldwin, of Bradford, Vt. 

2 The Caledonia Co. Grammar School, 

Lyndon, under Alexander Miller, at St. Johns- 
bury, Vt., and finally at Meriden, X. H., under 
Cyrus S. Richards, A. M. 

3 Lizzie M. Wells, of Sycamore, 111., Juna 

15, 1864, by Rev. J. Alden (D. C. 1852). 

4 I. Everett Baldwin, b. Dec. 26, 1865. 

II. Mary Louise, b. Oct. 16, 1867; d. 
April 26, 1872, of malignant canker-rash, aged four 
and a half years. 

III. Frederick Charles, b. Aug. 26, 
1870; d. April 30, 1872, of canker-rash, followed by 
lung fever, aged 1 year and 8 months. 

IV. John Bryaxt, b. Sept. 24, 1872. 

V. George Augustus, b. March 5, 1875. 
VI. Jexxie Wells, b. Feb. 17, 1879. 
VII. Nellie Louise, b. May 17, 1881 ; all 
in Lyndon. 

From the fall of 1853 till the spring of 1856 
(except the summer of 1854, which he spent in 
Madison, Wis.,) he was in Cincinnati, Ohio, teach- 




C. M. CHASE, at 63. 



CHASE. 31 

ing music in the city, and at Farmer's College and 
the Ohio Female College, five miles out. Also 
read law with President Allen of Farmer's College, 
and passed one summer with his uncle, Alphonso 
Wood, A. M. (D. C. 1834), studying botany. 
Next removed to Sycamore, 111., still teaching 
music and reading law. In 1857 was admitted to 
the bar, and in 1858 entered into partnership with 
Jacob A. Simons, Esq. (Simons & Chase), contin- 
uing till 1862. Was police magistrate in Syca- 
more from 1858 to 1862; edited the a De Kalb Co. 
Sentinel" during the year 1858; was the leader of 
a band at Sycamore for several years, and took the 
same into the 13th Illinois Infantry, enlisting for 
three years, but was discharged after three months' 
service, under Gen. Fremont's order reducing the 
number of bands in that department. Was Kansas 
correspondent of the "Sycamore True Republican 
"and Sentinel" during the summer and fall of 1863. 
On the morning of the Lawrence massacre he and 
Adj. -Gen. E. Russell were approaching Lawrence 
from the south, over the road taken by the guer- 
illas in their flight from the burning city. Noth- 
ing but "tall running" (for a place of obscurity) 
avoided contact with that bloodthirsty gang. Dur- 
ing his residence at Leavenworth he was em- 
ployed by Gov. Tom Carney as city editor of the 
"Leavenworth Daily Times;" had charge of the 
City Musical Association, embracing most of its 
prominent singers ; taught music in the churches ; 
had charge of the largest choir in the city, and was 
for a time teacher in Leavenworth College. In 



32 CHASE. 

June, 1864, returning to Lyndon on a visit, he 
prolonged his stay till Feb. 10, 1865, when he 
issued, as editor and publisher, the first number of 
the "Vermont Union," a weekly newspaper which 
he has continued at Lyndon for nearly 30 years 
without interruption. Was reported at class 
meeting in 1878 to have made journalism in con- 
nection with the "Union" quite profitable, pecun- 
iarily. The "Union," it is claimed, was the first 
paper in the U. S. which adopted the practice of 
giving localities, Avithin the scope of its circulation, 
special heads of their own, or of grouping all items 
concerning a town or a village under its own name. 
Apparently a trifling invention in the make-up of 
a country paper, it proved important, was soon 
copied, and is now the universal custom through- 
out the count rv. 

The address of Mr. Chase before the "Vermont 
"Editors' and Publishers' Association" at Burling- 
ton, June 4, 1873, on the "Local Paper and How 
"to Make It," was well received and published in 
the "Dailv Free Press and Times" of June 5. 

mi 

Was Democratic candidate for Representative to 
Congress, from the Second Vermont District, in 
1866, and again by a second regular nomination in 
1868; also delegate to the Democratic Xational 
Convention, at St. Louis, Mo., in 1876. He was 
one of the judges at a brass band tournament at 
Owl's Head, Lake Memphremagog, in the fall of 
1878, at which five bands contested for prizes. 
Was admitted to the Caledonia County bar in 
1866; was for a time notary public, and 20 years 



CHASE. 33 

justice of the peace. 

He is a liberal supporter of the Cong. Church 
and Society at Lyndon, and in 1869 began to labor 
for the establishment of a first-class graded school, 
to take the place of the old Lyndon Academy, es- 
tablished in 1831. As the result, a new school 
building was erected, at a cost of $13,000; and, 
with the assistance of class-mate Cahoon, the old 
school district was enlarged and incorporated. 
For 14 years he was president of the school board 
of six members. 

For many years has been in the habit of making 
annual trips to distant states, and by his corres- 
pondence has given the "Union" something more 
than a local reputation. 

(1) A long series of racy and interesting letters 
were written from the Philadelphia Exposition of 
1876. 

(2) "The Editor's Bun in S"ew Mexico and Col- 
orado" was a trip made in October, November 
and December, 1881; making 28 letters and 63 
newspaper columns of 25 inches each. 

(3) "Out on a Fly" was a series of North Caro- 
lina letters, April and May, 1884; making 16 letters 
and tilling 32 columns. 

(4) "Drifting in the Sunny South" was in 
Florida, Feb, to May, 1885; 24 letters, 54 columns. 

(5) "Out West Again" was in New Mexico, Feb. 
to May, 1886; 18 letters, 33 columns. 

(6) "A Southern Raid" was through Florida 
again, Feb. to May, 1887; 29 letters, 65 columns. 

(7) "California" was on the Pacific coast, Feb. 



34 CHASE. 

to June, 1888; 30 letters, 67 columns. 

(8) "Cape Cod," Aug., 1890; 9 columns. 

(9) "Iowa," Sept., 1890; 5 columns. 

(10) "Off for Kansas," Sept., 1891; 9 letters, 
15 columns. 

(11) "Reminiscences" was a series of 28 articles 
which appeared in the "Union" regularly every 
week, from Dec. 16, 1892, to June 30, 1893; vary- 
ing from one to nine columns each. They em- 
braced a refreshing mixture of serious and racy 
descriptions of Lyndon people, places and cus- 
toms, from the earliest to the present time. 

"The Editor's Run" was published in book form 
in 1882, making a vol. of 21:0 pages. Out of some 
26 different press notices of this book, which have 
met your secretary's eye, he would select the three 
or four following, to give his class-mates some idea 
of Bro. Chase's success in this department of his 
newspaper work: 

[Newport (X H.) Argus.] 

"Interesting and valuable.'' 

[Davenport (la.) Democrat.] 

"The book contains more real valuable informa- 
tion regarding Colorado, New Mexico and Santa 
"Fe, the oldest city on the continent, than any 
"book of western travel we have seen." 
[Springfield (Mass.) Republican.] 

"His book shows a habit of shrewd observation, 
"a perception of humor and au ability to get the 
"news and facts, and write them out in a free and 
"easy way, which has brought success to the 
" 'Union' as a local paper." 



CHASE. 35 

[Boston Times.] 

" 'The Editor's Kun' is by C. M. Chase, the able 
"and witty editor of the * Vermont Union,' one of 
"the best papers of the Green Mountain State. 
"Mr. Chase is a man of sense and observation, as 
"well as of original wit, and he has a faculty of 
"getting at all the material facts, and setting them 
"forth clearly, simply and entertainingly." 

In his busy life our class-mate has not forgotten 
his old love for music, but has found time to com- 
pose and publish a goodly number of church tunes, 
which have appeared in several different singing 
books since 1855. Among his last publications 
was the "Vermont Union Polka," dedicated to the 
Vermont editors. 

[Bellows Falls Times.] 

"It is bright, vivacious and sparkling, with tak- 

"ing bits of melody, which will make it a favorite, 

"and is lively enough to set the editors of the 

"Green Mountain State on a dance to the cornet." 

[Sycamore (111.) Republican.] 

"Many of our townsmen will remember Mr. 
"Chase as a gentleman of rare musical attain- 
ments, as well as of agreeable social qualities. 
"We take pleasure in recommending this last 
"musical production of his to those who want a 
"really good thing." 



36 CROSBY. 

CKOSBY, ALPHEUS BEXNING, * 
Hanover, N". H. 

1 Gilmanton, 1ST. H., Feb. 22, 1832. He 

was the son of Prof. Dixi Crosby, M. D., of Dart. 
College, and Mary Jane, dan. of Stephen Moody, 
Esq., of Gilmanton. His father was b. Feb. 8, 
1800, in Sandwich, N*. H., and d. at Hanover Sept. 
26, 1873, in his 74th year. His mother was b. 
Dec. 18, 1807, and m. July 2, 1827. His pedigree 
runs : Alpheus Benning 8 , (Dixi 7 , Asa 6 , Josiah 5 , 
Josiah 4 , Josiah 3 , Simon 2 , Simon 1 ). His grand- 
father, Asa, was a distinguished physician, and 
father of physicians, in Sandwich and Gilmanton. 
The three ancestral Josiahs were b. in Billerica, 
Mass.; the second Simon was b. June, 1637, in 
Cambridge, Mass., and Simon, 1st, the immigrant, 
arrived with his wife, Ann, in 1635, at the age of 
26, and settled in Cambridge. 

2 Hanover, under Asa Weeks, M. A. (D. 

C.,1846). 

3 Mildred Glassell Smith, in Baltimore, 

Md., at St. Paul's Church, July 26, 1862. She 
was b. lS"ov. 7, 1840, at Spring Hill, near Mobile, 
Ala., the dau. of Dr. William Robert Smith, after- 
wards of Galveston, Texas. She d. in Galveston, 
Feb. 3, 1882, aged 41 years, and 3 months. 

4 I. Mayuant Moody, b. Dec. 27, 1863; d. 

Dec. 23, 1867, aged 4 years. "Extinctus amabitur 
"idem." 

II. Mildred Morton, b. June 2, 1865, 
in Hanover. 



CROSBY. 37 

III. Dixi, b. July 25, 1869, in Hanover. 
IY. William Pierce, b. June 14, 1874, in 
New York. 

Studied medicine at the Dart. Medical School, 
1853-4; passed one year (1855) as assistant sur- 
geon in the Marine Hospital, Chelsea, Mass t ; 
graduated M. D., at Hanover, in 1856. 

Practiced medicine in Hanover five years, till 
May 1, 1861, when he entered the service of the 
government, as surgeon of the 1st Regiment of N". 
H. Yolunteers. Aug. 12, promoted to brigade 
surgeon, and assigned as division surgeon to Gen. 
Charles P. Stone's staff. Afterwards served as 
"Medical Director" in departments of Gens. Sedge- 
wick, Casey and Peck, successively. Officiated at 
the battle of Ball's Bluff, during the seven days' 
fight before Richmond, Ya., June, 1862, and 
through all the principal engagements of the army 
of the Potomac, up to the second battle of Bull Pun. 

Resigned his commission July 16, 1862; re- 
sumed practice in Hanover; re-appointed by the 
Secretary of War in September following, but de- 
clined, and in 1863 was appointed "Associate Pro- 
fessor of Surgery" in Dart. College, delivering 
lectures on military surgery. In 1870, on the 
resignation of his father, was chosen "Profes- 
sor of Surgery," and so continued till his death. 
Was also professor of surgery in the Yermont 
Medical College, Burlington, from 1865 onwards; 
the same chair in the University of Michigan at 
Ann Arbor, 1869-72, and in the Long Island Col- 
lege Hospital, Brooklyn, N". Y. Also delivered a 



38 CROSBY. 

course of medical lectures at Bowdoin College, 
Maine, in 1869. He was professor of anatomy at 
Bellevue Hospital Medical College, New York, in 
1873, and declined invitations to chairs in medi- 
cine from the "University of New York," and from 
the "Jefferson College" in Philadelphia, Pa. 

He suffered from dissection poison and had a 
loner and severe illness after the death of his little 
boy, winter of 1867-8. Was hence advised by his 
medical friends to seek a warmer climate, and ac- 
cordingly opened an office in New York, which 
continued to be his winter residence through life. 

His first published medical pamphlets were: (1) 
"Foreign Bodies in the Knee Joint, with Seven 
"Cases of Removal." (2) "A Successful Case of 
"Ovariotomy." Also in the Boston Medical Jour- 
nal two papers: (1) "Diabetes," and (2) "A 
"Month in a Volunteer Camp." 

The following is a completed list of his articles, 
published in the transactions of the 1ST. H. Medical 
Society, and in the IS". H. Medical Journal: (1) 
''Abscesses" (a series), 1863. (2) "Commemora- 
tive Address on Prof. David Conant." (3) "Gun- 
"shot Injuries of the Knee Joint, requiring Am- 
putation." (4) "The Significance of Pain." (5) 
"Septicaemia," 1868. (G) "Commemorative Ad- 
dress on Dr. R. D. Muzzy," 18(59. (7) "The 
"Early Medical History of New Hampshire." (8) 
"A Contribution to the Medical History of New 
"Hampshire," 1870; same in pamphlet form. 

There were also published his "Eulogy on Pres. 
"N". Lord, D. D.," delivered at Dartmouth com- 



CROSBY. 39 

mencement, 1872, and his "Valedictory Address" 
in the medical department of the University of 
Michigan, 1872. 

He was honored with membership in many med- 
ical associations, and was president of the "N". H. 
"Medical Society" in 1877. He d. of acute diabetes 
at Hanover, Aug. 9, 1877, aged 45 years, 6 mos., 
partly as the result of over-work, and the taking 
of extra doses of quinine to ward off disease. 

From Prof. Parker's funeral address, the "In 
"Memoriam" of his life-long friend, J. Whitney 
Barston, M. D. (D. C. 184G), before the N. H. 
Medical Society, in 1878, and from other sources 
the following items are gathered : 

"With an exuberance of animal spirits, he had 
"also a natural balance of caution. He was ardent, 
"but not hasty; self-reliant and fearless, but never 
"precipitate." At the age of 15 he began to assist 
his father in the administration of chloroform ; and 
had become his constant and sympathetic associate, 
so that he "gravitated by a sort of natural law into 
"his father's profession, as he did, later, into his 
"father's place." Many of us remember that cold 
November morning of our sophomore year, when 
Prof. Chase swooned and fell heavily forward upon 
his desk; and with what promptness and presence 
of mind Crosby sprang to his rescue, ordered the 
movements of the rest of us, and soon restored him 
to consciousness. 

"It is no small encomium for any man, when the 
"place where he has grown up, and in which he 
"has spent both his earlier and his riper years, has 



40 CROSBY. 

"no recollection of him other than what is to his 
"praise." Let this be added to the "noble record 
"of his army services," that to him "belongs the 
"credit of having originated and erected the first 
"complete military hospital on the modern pavilion 
"plan, that was built during the War of the Re- 
bellion." 

From the time of his appointment as adjunct 
professor of surgery in Dart. College, autumn of 
1862 "his honors literally outran his years. The 
"number of his appointments to professional chairs 
"in different institutions, is something beyond pre- 
cedent in the history of any young American 
"practitioner." 

For, what other young medical man of our time, 
at the age of 38, ever enjoyed the distinction of 
holding professorships in five or six prominent 
medical schools at once, and of declining, when 
scarcely in his 40th year, two other like positions? 
As a lecturer he was "master of his subject, clear 
"and definite in his demonstrations, direct and in- 
"cisive in his manner, apt in illustration, brim full 
"of good humor and pointed anecdote, and fluent, 
"even to prodigality, in his words, so that his 
"power over students was immense, and his class- 
"room was crowded." 

In the 21 years of his practice he operated more 
times than any other surgeon of his age in New 
England, and performed, without exception, every 
capital operation known in surgery. His last two 
years in New York were years of remarkable in- 
dustry and incessant toil. Two of his popular 



CROSBY. 41 

lectures in the Cooper Institute, winter of 1876-7, 
on "The Foot" and "The Hand" were marvels of 
wit and common sense; were fully reported in the 
daily press, and were read and admired throughout 
the land. His "anatomical analysis of the violin 
"playing of Ole Bull," with whom he enjoyed an 
intimate acquaintance, was also an able and in- 
genious paper. His last lengthy address was by 
special invitation, at a meeting of the White Moun- 
tain Medical Society, at Lancaster, IS. H., on 
"Recent Improvements in Surgery," which effort, 
with the discussions following the wide range of 
his subject, kept him on his feet for five consecu- 
tive hours. 

A few days later he drove to Chelsea, Vt. ? and 
performed two operations, one of which occupied 
nearly three hours and was finished by candle 
light. Yet he delivered the opening lecture of his 
medical course Aug. 2 ; made his last professional 
visit, and enjoyed his last hour of communion with 
nature, Aug. 5, and the next day lectured to his 
class for the last time. In 48 hours more he was 
insensible; "and the next morning, rallying for the 
"effort to bid the last farewell to those he loved 
"best on earth, he breathed away his precious life 
"into the hands of that God whom he served and 
"trusted to the end." 

It was Dr. Peaslee's verdict (D. C. 1836), him- 
self so soon to follow, that "his brain had been 
"over-taxed for years, and had been but irregular- 
ly repaired by a sufficient amount of sleep. He 
"rose early, but retired late. * * He was at a 



4r'2 CROSBY. 

"critical age between the sixth and seventh sep- 
"tennimn, vet he consented to assume one extra 
"task after another, and these he always fulfilled 
"conscientiously and nobly, but neglected the only 
"means of escape from the danger of overwork. 
"He recognized his mistake only when it was too 
"late." 

He was acknowledged to be one of the most 
brilliant "post prandial" orators in the country. 
His effort at the last Dartmouth commencement, 
before his death, will never be forgotten, and he 
was under appointment to speak to a toast at the 
Bennington, Vt., celebration in the August fol- 
lowing. 

We, his class-mates, are. well prepared to sub- 
scribe to the sentiment so beautifully expressed by 
Prof. Parker (D. C. 1841), that "in all his widen- 
ing range of work, and of social activities, his 
"large heart seemed as incapable of being over- 
loaded with friendship, as it was inexhaustible in 
"its overflowing friendliness." 

His children have resided in Hanover since the 
death of their mother. The oldest, (II) Mildred 
M., keeping house for her brothers, of whom (III) 
Dixi, studied medicine in the Dartmouth Medical 
College, graduating in 1890, and (IT) William P. 
is at present (1894) a student in the same in- 
stitution. 



DEARBORN. 43 

DEAKBOKN, PITT FKANCIS, * n. g., 

EFFINGHAM, N*. H. 
1 Effingham, May 11, 1832. His father, 



Josiah Dearborn, was b. Sept. 25, 1790, and d. 
March 31, 1873, aged 82 years, 6 months. Pedi- 
gree: Pitt Francis 4 , Josiah 3 , Asahel 2 , Josiah 1 . 
His great-grandfather, Josiah \ came from North 
Hampton, N. H., to Effingham, in 1760. His 
mother, before marriage, was Belinda Knight 
Quarles, of Ossipee (Belinda K. 4 , Samuel 3 , Jona- 
than 2 , Francis T ) . She was b. Feb. 25, 1811, and 
d. Oct. 6, 1853, aged 42 years, 7 months, the very 
autumn after he would have graduated. His ear- 
liest maternal ancestor, Francis Quarles, emigrated 
from England and settled in Hamilton, Mass. His 
grandfather, Asahel Dearborn, m. Elizabeth Drake, 
as his grandmother, the dau. of William Drake. 
The wife of his grandfather, Samuel Quarles, who 
was also his grandmother, was Abigail, the dau. of 
Enoch and Anna (Eastman) Knight. 

Samuel Q. Dearborn, of Effingham, kindly 
furnishes these genealogical notes, and is pleased 
to know that his brother is remembered by us 
(1878). 

2 North Parsonsfield (Me.) Academy; at 

Effingham Academy (under the instruction of 
Mr. Walsh), and finally at Kennebunk, Me. 

We vividly recall his manly form, and dignified 
but courteous bearing, during our Freshman year. 
Sitting beside Crosby, in the recitation room, he 
was his rival in scholarship, as he might have 



44 DEAKBORX. 

proved in usefulness and fame. He ranked among 
the very first of the class ; but the growing pallor 
of his countenance, the last few months of the year, 
betokened his early departure from us. 

We give his subsequent record precisely as it 
stood in the "Class Memorial" of 1864: 

"Having left us in poor health, at the close of 
"Freshman year, he was advised by his physician 
"to journey south, but did not start till about the 
"1st of January, 1851, his mother accompanying 
"him as far as New York City. Thence he pur- 
"sued his journey alone, feeble as he was, to Sa- 
"vannah, Ga., where he remained for some time, 
"and then proceeding to Jacksonville, Fla., he re- 
"sided in the family of Mi*. A. Parsons. With Mr. 
"Parsons' family he moved some fifty miles back 
"into the country, and soon after arriving at their 
"destination, he was brought under peculiar cir- 
cumstances of distress and discomfort to his feeble 
"body, to cast his soul unconditionally upon the 
"mercy of God. From this time forth he had con- 
stant peace in believing in Christ, and consolation 
"in the promises of the Holy Scriptures. But his 
"health not improving, he returned to his father's 
"in Effingham in April, and in July of the same 
"year (1851) was present with us at commence- 
"ment, settled for his room in Lang Hall, which he 
"had hired but not occupied during the year, and 
"took his leave of class-mates, never more to meet 
"them on earth, but hoping to meet them where 
"sickness, pain, sorrow and parting are unknown. 
"At home again, after the fatigues of this journey 




Rev. Jos. M. Dickson, D. D. 



DEARBORN-DICKSON. 45 

"to Hanover, he continued gradually to lose 

"strength, with increasing suffering, all of which 

"he bore without a murmur, until Dec. 30, 1851, 

"when he expired (in his 20th year) calmly and 

"happily, strong in the faith and in the hope of the 

"gospel. His disease was consumption of the 

"lungs. He was buried in the garden, near his 

"father's residence, a spot of his own selection, and 

"a marble slab over his grave bears this inscription: 

" 'Friends of my youth, let sorrow cease, 
" 'Hope whispers — we shall meet again, 
" 'Restored to safety, love and peace.' " 



DICKSON, JAMES MILLIGA^, 
Rygate, Yt. 

1 Rygate, Feb. 6, 1831 ; the son of Robert 

and Janet Dickson, both from Scotland, the former 
from Paisley, when 12 years old, with his father, 
Robert Dixon, who purchased and occupied the 
farm in Rygate, that is still in the family, in the 
fourth generation. Robert Dickson (2d) lived to 
the age of 72, was a public spirited man, for years 
town trustee, also for many years an elder in the 
Reformed Presbyterian Church at Rygate. Mrs. 
Dickson came later from Belfrou, a suburb of 
Glasgow; a widow at 18 — Mrs. Carmichael — her 
maiden name Lenny. She was a woman of great 
refinement, and unusually versed in the Scriptures. 

2 Peacham Academy, under William Brad- 
ley, John Paul and A. Rix, in view of Dartmouth; 
first three years at Geneva Hall College, Ohio 



46 DICKSOX. 

(now Geneva College, at Beaver Falls, Pa.) ; re- 
turning east, entered senior class at Dartmouth on 
examination, and graduated with ns. Has always 
prized his early western experience. 

3 Agnes Annot M. kelson, of Pygate, Vt., 

April 7, 1858. "Was permitted to enjoy his happy 
"home but a short time," as she d. Feb. 23, 1851). 
Was married (2d) to Helen Alrina West of Dor- 
set, Vt. (previously of Brooklyn, X. Y.), Sept. 30, 
1863. 

4 I. Xelsox James, b. Feb. 21, 1859, in 

Brooklyn, N. Y. 

II. William Millard, b. Dec. 19, 1866, 
in Newark, X. J.; d. Jan. 1, 1867. 

III. Clarexce Haixes, b. Aug. 31, 1869, 
in Newark. 

IT. Maegarella May, b. April 29, 1874, 
at Montgomery, X. Y. 

Was offered at graduation the Greek Professor- 
ship at Geneva Hall College, but chose otherwise. 
Was associate principal of a classical school on 
Staten Island, X. Y., from Sept., 1853, till the 
spring of '54; then for six months teacher of lan- 
guages and mathematics in the Haverstraw Moun- 
tain Institute, Haverstraw, X. Y. Three years a 
student at the Union Theological Seminary, New 
York City, teaching an hour or two daily in a 
young ladies' school ; graduated in the spring of 
1857; a few weeks later was licensed to preach by 
the Xew York Presbytery of the Reformed Pres- 
byterian Church. Spent the summer chiefly in 
rest and recreation, first at the home of an aged 



DICKSON. 47 

clergyman (Rev. Dr. Christie) at Lebanon, N. J., 
and afterwards at his own home in Vermont, 
preaching occasionally; Nov. 18 was ordained and 
installed pastor of the "Church of the Covenanters," 
Brooklyn, H". Y. After burying his wife, as above, 
at Rygate, "in the little village on the hill, re- 
"turned to pursue his work alone and desolate," 
but with marked success, till April, 1862, when, 
much against the expressed will of his people, he 
resigned his charge ; spent the summer at his Ver- 
mont home again, where he was urged to accej)t a 
call (as he has been twice since) ; returned to New 
York in the fall and was almost at once called to 
the Sixth Presbyterian Church, Newark, N. J., 
where he was installed March 11, 1863. His work 
here was not limited to this immediate church, but 
as Secretary of the Essex Co. Bible Society he had 
a more extensive field, and on leaving was made 
an honorary member of the American Bible So- 
ciety; finding himself at length overworked, he re- 
signed all in Oct., 1869, to accept a call to the 
Goodwill Presbyterian Church, Montgomery, N. 
Y., where he was installed Nov. 1. A revival of 
religion soon began, which gave an impetus to 
work through thirteen and a half exceedingly 
happy years. The old house of worship, built in 
1765, was enlarged and remodeled in 1871, and the 
membership of the church more than doubled. As 
president of the Orange Co. Sunday School Asso- 
ciation, and as the conductor of Temperance 
Councils in connection with the M. E. camp meet- 
ings in Wesley Grove, which was within the bounds 



48 DICKSON. 

of his parish, his influence became general through- 
out the county. 

In the spring of 1883 resigned all again to ac- 
cept a call to the 34th Street Reformed Church, 
New York City, with his residence at 450 West 
34th street, where he labored successfully till the 
spring of 1889, when he resigned to accept a call 
to the Pilgrim Congregational Church, Provi- 
dence, P. I., where he was installed March 6, with 
the learned Dr. Thomas Laurie as pastor emeritus — 
the two becoming and continuing the most devoted 
friends. Now just as this goes to press Dr. Dick- 
son accepts a call to, and is installed pastor of the 
East New York Reformed Church, Brooklyn, N. 
Y., the installation taking place July 2, 1894. He 
says: "I have always worked to the extent of my 
"physical ability, and have endeavored to keep in 
"step with the times, in sympathy with the age." 
From an editorial sketch of Dr. Dickson in the 
Treasury (New York) of May, 1889, we quote the 
following, which may account for his manifest ig- 
noring of denominational lines: "He is thorough- 
ly orthodox in his theology, but broad, almost 
Platitudinarian in his views of church government. 
"When he came to New York our attention was 
"called to him as a remarkable preacher and as we 
"have once and again listened to him, we have ap- 
proved the judgment expressed." In writing to 
us he once said: "Yes, I have been in several de- 
"nominations, and I hardly think the difference 
"between them, in view of practical results, worth 
"the turn of one's hand. Have in every case had 



DICKSON. 49 

"a choice of fields in making a change, and have 
"invariably taken the one that seemed the most 
"urgent in its demands. I have never aspired to 
"the high places of the earth. Faithfulness is 
"what God requires. To him I have committed 
"my life." Our records show Brother Dickson on 
the examining committee of the Union Theological 
Seminary, ~New York, in May, 1868. He received 
the degree of A. M. from Alma Mater in 1878, and 
that of D. D. from Drury College, Mo., June 11, 
1884. 

He has written considerably for the press. Sev- 
eral sermons have appeared in pamphlet form, and 
in 1880 he prepared the "Goodwill Memorial," a 
history of the original Presbyterian Church at 
Montgomery, N. Y., which was substantially the 
early history of the town. 

Brother Dickson's present address is 
53 Vermont ave., 

Brooklyn, !N~. Y. 

He writes: "My church here celebrated its 
"fiftieth anniversary some three years ago; yet, 
"with the recent growth of the city in this direc- 
tion, it is in membership and spirit new. I was 
"unanimously called to it, notwithstanding many 
"applicants. Have been most heartily welcomed, 
"and never felt more in the spirit of work than 
"now. I began my ministry in Brooklyn, and, if 
"the Lord designs I shall end it here, I shall not 
"object. The day on which I announced my in- 
dention to resign my charge in Providence, I 
"welcomed to the church 38 new members; and in 



50 DICKSOX. 

"the morning I preached my farewell sermon, I 
"baptized seven children. If the Spirit thus works 
"here, I shall be satisfied. Let me express my sin- 
"cere regard for all the living members of the class 
"and my sympathies for the friends of the depart- 
ed. May the good Lord bless and keep ns all for 
"time and eternity." 

His oldest child, I. Xelsox James, left mother- 
less when three days old, was not physically strong 
enough to pursue stndies, or he would have been, 
in all probability, in the ministry. After serving 
as a clerk, first with Shepard, Xorwell & Co., 
Boston, Mass., and afterwards with Ballene, Moore 
& Emery, Kansas City, Mo., he found out-door 
life a necessity and located at North Yakima, 
Washington; m. Miss Lita Conrad; has two chil- 
dren, (1) James G., and (2) Warren Graham. 

II. Clarexoe Haixes, after fitting for college, 
turned to business, and is with James McGovern 
& Co., stock and bond brokers, 6 Wall St., New 
York, with his home at Ridgewood, X. J. Married 
Miss Florence H. Minis, of Brooklyn, X. Y. ; one 
child, (1) James Donald. 

III. Margarilla May has just completed her 
first year (1894) as a student in the Woman's Col- 
lege, connected with Brown University, Provi- 
dence, R. I. 

All three are members of the church and have 
good promise of success in life. 



EMERSON. 51 

EMERSON, JOHN DOLBEER, 

Candia, K". H. 
— Candia, May 29, 1828; son of Hon. 



Abraham and Abigail (Dolbeer) Emerson. His 
pedigree is John D. 5 , Abraham 4 , Moses 3 , Samuel 2 , 
Michael 1 ; Michael 1 being a settler in Haverhill, 
Mass., in 1652, and his daughter being the re- 
nowned Mrs. Dustan, who killed the Indians. 

Abigail Dolbeer, his mother, was the dau. of 
John Dolbeer, of Candia; b. Oct. 23, 1802. 

2 Pembroke (N. H.) Academy, under 

Jonathan Tenney, 1847-8; where, also, most of the 
time, assistant teacher. 

3 Sarah Jane Dudley, of Candia, June 2, 

1859, at the residence of her father, by Rev. John 
Fullonton, D. D. She was the only daughter of 
Dea. Samuel Dudley; grad. at Thetford Academy, 
"Vt., in 1854, and taught four years in the academ- 
ies at Pittsfielcl and New Hampton, N. H. She 
combined rare excellencies of mind and heart, with 
efficiency in every department of life, and a highly 
cultivated literary taste, all of which made her, in 
more than one sense, "an help meet" for a minister 
of the gospel. A lover of hospitality, ready for 
every good word and work, her Christian life of 
remarkable devotedness, sincerity, and honesty in 
thought and act, was followed by a death singular- 
ly peaceful and triumphant, at Haverhill, Sept. 15, 
1862. Her disease was consumption of the blood. 

He was m., second, to Mrs. Elizabeth F. Bell, at 
her residence in Chelsea, Mass., by Rev. A. H. 



bZ EMERSON. 

Plumb, Nov. 25, 1863. She was b. at Chester, 
X. II., March 29, 1835, only dan. of Dea. Nathan- 
iel French Emerson. (Elizabeth F. 5 , Nathaniel F. 4 , 
John 3 , Samuel 2 , Michael x ) . Was, at her marriage 
to Mr. Emerson, the widow of Dr. Charles Bell, 
who d. at Concord, N. H., Feb. 29, 1856. She d. 
at Biddeford, Me., July 28, 1869, aged 34 years, 4 
months. 

He was m., third, to Lelia Florence Kendall, at 
Biddeford, by Kev. A. S. Ladd, Aug. 19, 1873. 
She was b. in Biddeford, Feb. 2, 1850, the only 
dau. of Nathan Otis and Susan (Lowe) Kendall. 
Her grandfather was Dea. Nathan Kendall, of 
Alfred, Me., who m. Lydia Emerson of Parsons- 
field. Her maternal grandfather was Capt. Joseph 
Lowe, and her great-grandfather, Capt. John 
Lowe, both seamen. 

4 I. Edwards Dudley, b. May 30, 1862, 

at Haverhill. 

II. Lucy Charles (Bell), (2d wife's 
dan.), b. March 14, 1856, at Chester, MT. H. 

III. Steptiex Goodhue (2d wife), b, Oct. 
19, 18(54, at Haverhill. 

IT. Sarah Delle, b. May 31, 1867, at 
Haverhill; d. at Biddeford, Me., May 19, 18(59, aged 
1 year, 11 months and 19 days. 

V. Lizzie, b. July 5; d. Aug. 9, 1869, aged 
1 month, 4 days, in Biddeford. 

TI. AYixmfked (3d wife), b. Sept. 21. 
1874, in Biddeford. 

VII. Ralph Otis, b. March 3, 1876, in 
Biddeford. 



EMERSON. 53 

YIII. Leon Lowe, b. Feb. 13, 1878, in 
Underbill, Yt.; d. at Underbill, July 13, 1882, aged 
4 years and 5 months. 

IX. Alfkeda, b. March 3, 1881, in Un- 
derbill. 

X. Margaret Hill, b. Dec. 8, 1883, at 
Kennebunkport . 

XL John Robie, b. Nov. 18, 1886, at 
Kennebunkport. 

XII. Evelyn, b. April 17, 1893, at Bidde- 
ford. 

He became principal of the Pembroke Academy, 
May, 1853, and remained there two years. En- 
tered Andover Theological Seminary, Sept., 1855; 
was approbated to preach by the Andover Asso- 
ciation, in the autumn of 1857, and spent six 
weeks, in the spring of 1858, as a Home Mission- 
ary at West Newbury, Vt. Was graduated from 
Andover, August, 1858, and ordained and installed 
over the Congregational Church at Haverhill, N. 
II., Oct. 1, of the same year, Pres. 1ST. Lord, of 
Dart. College, preaching the sermon. 

Dismissed from Haverhill in November, 1867, 
after a nine years' pastorate, and commenced his 
labors at Biddeford, Me., Jan. 1, 1868, where he 
was installed as pastor over the Second Cong. 
Church the March following, Prof. John R. Her- 
rick, of Bangor, preaching the sermon. Closed his 
labors at Biddeford, April 1, 1876; began work at 
Underhill and Jericho Corners, Vt., second Sab- 
bath of November, 1876, and was dismissed from 
Biddeford, Feb. 1877. 



54 EMERSOX. 

Ill 1883 his field was changed from Vermont 
again to Maine, at Kennebunkport, where he re- 
mained fixe years. Was engaged at Red Beach 
and Robbinston, Me., for six months in 1891. 
June 1, 1893, had purchased a home for his family 
at 155 Hill St., Biddeford, supplying pulpits, "as 
"eager as ever for the work of preaching the 
"gospel." 

Jan. 1, 1894, again in Vermont, he was holding 
a commission from the "Vermont Domestic Mis- 
sionary Society," and laboring in "Weston and 
Simonsville. Is now (Since April 1, 1894) pas- 
tor of the Cong. Church in Peru, Vt. "My health 
"is splendid and am happy in my work." 

His pastorates in Haverhill and Biddeford were 
highly prospered; and during the latter there were 
additions to his church on every communion but 
two. Is enabled to look upon the starting of 
twelve young men for the ministry, in Haverhill 
and Biddeford, largely by their pastor's influence, 
as being, under God, his great work. 

He was on the examining committee at Dart. 
College, in company with Waterhouse, in July, 
1864; and again in November, 1867. 

Held the office of school superintendent and 
agent, on a board of three, in Biddeford, 1871-74. 

Was scribe of the "York Association" seven 
years; presided over the York County Confer- 
ence three years; was also on the first committee to 
advise about a classical school in Maine, and on 
the Board of Trust from its institution in 1873 till 
1877. 



EMERSON. 55 

The following is a list of his publications : 

(1) "Christian Character of the Apostle John," 
Cong. Journal, 1854. 

(2) "Report of Examination at K. U. Acade- 
my," Meriden, 1863. 

(3) Ditto, "at Tilden Female Seminary," West 
Lebanon, 1864. 

(4) "Comfort from Contrast;" discourse, com- 
memorative of Charles McQuesten, at Went worth, 
N". H. (2d Timo., 4:8), July, 1864. 

(5) "Discourse in memory of Corp. Jerome B. 
"Carr" (Matt., 14:10), North Haverhill, Mar. 19, 
1865. 

(6) "Pastoral Letter," (Exodus 34:24, 1. c.) ; in 
M\ H. Minutes, 1865. 

(7) History of the Second Cong. Church, Bidde- 
ford, Me., Congregational Quarterly, April, 1869. 

(8) Sermon, "Memorial of the Pilgrims," 1620- 
1870 (Prov. 14:6), by request of parishioners, 
Dec, 1870. 

(9) Sermon, "Mercantile Gambling" (Isa. 5 :18) ; 
b}^ the business men of Saco and Biddeford, Sept. 
17, 1871. 

(10) "Thanksgiving Sermon" (Psalm 103:2), 
in Biddeford Union and Journal, Nov. 30, 1871. 

(11) "Address at Fifth Annual Convention" of 
the Maine S. S. Association, 1873. 

(12) Articles in the "Maine Journal of Educa- 
tion;" "Tact," "Originality," "Methods," etc., 
1873. 

(13) "Christ Our Sanctihcation" (1st Cor. 1 :30) , 
at the request of Hon. D. McDonald and wife of 



56 EMERSON. 

Toronto, C. W. (16 pp.), September 24, 1874. 

(14) "Thanksgiving Sermon" (Acts 28:15), at 

Baptist Church, by request (16 pp.), Nov. 26, 
1874. 

(15) "The Second Advent" (John, 14:18), in a 
Biddeford paper, 1875. 

(16) "Report of Superintending School Com. of 
Biddeford (10 pp.), 1875. 

(17) "Sermon," from Eph. 4:5, on "Christian 
"Union," and "Church Union," 1875. 

(18) "Sermon," in the Maine Minutes (Luke, 
7:22), 1875. 

(19) "History of the York Co. Conference" 
(pamphlet), 1876. 

(20) "Female Ornament" (1st Peter, 3:4) ; fun- 
eral of Miss Nellie J. Holmes (16 pp.), Sept. 13, 
1877. 

(21) "Faith and Things;" a funeral sermon 
(Heb. 11:1), 1879. 

(22) Address at the 60th anniversary of Pem- 
broke Academy, 1879. 

(23) "Teaching and Voting," "New Hampton 
"Educator," Fairfax, Yt., 1880. 

(24) "The Living Temple" (Psalm, 1:3), "The 
"Church Union," 1880. 

(25) "The Three Worthies;" a funeral sermon 
(Rev. 2:10), 1880. 

(26) Two School Reports, town ot Jericho, Yt.. 
1880-81. 

(27) "The Mother;" an affectionate tribute to 
his own (in part), 1881. 

( 28) "Twelve Men of Ephesus ;" a sermon, 1889. 



EMERSON. 57 

(29) "Earnest of our Inheritance ;" sermon, 1890. 

(30) "Ask, Seek, Knock;" a sermon, 1891. 

He also published extended "Memorials" of his 
two wives, and of Theodosia Gr. Emerson, Charles 
Henry Griffin, and Mrs. John L. Rix. The ab- 
stracts of 20 of his sermons appeared in the daily 
papers of Biddeford, and 20 of his articles in the 
"Congregationalist" and "Church Union." 

I. Edwards D., was baptized over his mother's 
casket; grad. at Phillip's Exeter Academy, and at 
D. C, 1884. Is now settled in business at Buf- 
falo, IS". Y., being an elder in the Presbyterian 
Church, and Superintendent of the S. S. Was m. 
to Mary Louise Underhill, of Buffalo, June 30, 
1892. 

Child (1) Josephine Dudley, b. April 16, 
1893; not quite a day older than her little 
"aunt," XII. 

III. Stephen Gr., grad. D. C, 1887, and at the 
Oberlin, O., Theological Seminary, 1890. Was m. 
to Florence Grafton Stone, of Kennebunkport (a 
graduate of Mt. Holyoke Seminary, 1890), Sept. 
18, 1890, by Dr. A. H. Plumb, of Boston High- 
lands (see father's 2d marriage) . The same day 
started for his field in Oakland, Cali. Has been 
blessed in his labors in California, and is now 
(1894) pastor of the Cong. Church at Moreno, 
Cali. Child (1) Muriel Dana, b. Sept. 8, 1891, at 
Oakland, Cali.; (2) Adelle, b. May 5, 1894. 

His children, VI to XI, are now receiving their 
education in the schools, of different grades, at 
Biddeford. 



58 FAIRBAXKS. 

FAIRBAXKS, HEXRY, 

St. Johxsbury, Yt. 
1 St. Jobnsbury, May 6, 1830. His father 



was Hon. Thaddeus Fairbanks, of the well-known 
firm "E. & T. Fairbanks & Co.," and the original 
inventor of the Fairbanks' scales. Born at Brim- 
field, Mass., Jan. 17, 1796; d. at St. Johnsbury, 
Yt., April 12, 1886. 

He stands in the eighth generation from Jona- 
than Fairbanke, of Old Sowerby, England, who 
settled in Dedbam, Mass., 1636. Pedigree: 
Henry 8 , (Thaddeus 7 , Joseph 6 , Ebenezer 5 , Elea- 
sur 4 , Eliesnr 3 , George 2 , Jonathan 1 ). 

His mother was Lucy Peck Barker, b. St. Johns- 
bury, Yt., April 29, 1798; d. Dec. 29, 1866. 

2 St. Johnsbury Academy, under the in- 
struction of James K. Colby, A. M. 

3 Annie S. Noyes, at her father's residence 

in Hanover, April 30, 1862. She was b. June 14, 
1845, the dau. of Prof. Daniel J. Xoyes, D. D. 
(D. C, 1832), her grandparents being Daniel and 
Nancy (Weare) Noyes, of Springfield, JT. H. 
Her religious character was finely developed, her 
life as a Christian useful; her death, occasioned by 
a fever patiently endured from Aug. 18, peaceful 
and triumphant; occurring Sept. 11, 1872, at the 
age of 27. 

He was m., second, to Ruthy B. Page, of Xew- 

port, Yt., May 5, 1874; daughter of Phinehas and 

Jacintha B. Page. 

4 I. Arthur, b. Nov. 13, 1864, at Han- 
over. 




/Yfr^y r^ui^)U^*4^. 



FAIRBANKS. 59 

II. Robert, b. Nov. 19, 1866, at Han- 



over. 



III. Lucy, b. Oct. 15, 1868. 

IV. Charlotte, b. Dec. 11, 1871. 

V. Albert Thaddetjs (2d wife), b. 
July 3, 1876; d. of typhoid fever, Dec. 16, 1891, 
aged 15 years, 5 months. "Mature, accomplished, 
"remarkably sincere, absolutely true." 

YI. Marion, b. April 27, 1881. 
TIL Dorothy, b. March 9, 1887. 
VIII. Euth Comeort, b. May 28, 1892; d- 
Sept. 17, 1893, of cholera infantum, aged one year 
and four months. The last six were all born in St. 
Johnsbury. 

He was a student at the Andover Theological 
Seminary from the fall of 1853, till March, 1856, 
when he sailed for Europe, in company with S. H. 
Taylor, LL.D. (D. C, 1832). 

Resumed his study, and grad. at Andover in the 
summer of 1857, having been licensed to preach by 
the Andover Association Feb. 12, 1856. One 
year later (Feb. 17) he was ordained as an evan- 
gelist at St. Johnsbury, with H. A. Hazen (D. C, 
1854). 

For nearly three years, after leaving the Semi- 
nary, was engaged in the service of the "Vermont 
"Domestic Missionary Society," superintending 
their itinerant department, and laboring in nearly 
all the destitute missionary parishes of the state, 
especially at Burke and Barnet. 

Was appointed Appleton Professor of Natural 
Philosophy in Dartmouth College, July 29, 1859, 



60 FAIRBANKS. 

and the year following (Ang. 24) commenced his 
labors there, which were continued five years. In 
1865 received the appointment of "Professor of 
"Natural History," which he had resigned prior to 
September, 1868, when he had again taken up his 
residence in St. Johnsbury. His cabinet of the 
"Birds of New England" was donated to our Alma 
Mater. Was elected a member of the corporation 
(Trustees) of Dart. College, in 1870; which insti- 
tution also conferred upon him the degree of 
"Ph. D." in 1880. After leaving Dartmouth, he 
was preaching, as supplies were needed, and en- 
gaged in the evangelistic work, as Chairman of the 
State Committee of the Y. M. C. A., and later, and 
until now, as President of the Vermont Domestic 
Missionary Society. In 1869 had issued a patent 
for a scale for weighing grain, and has since been 
perfecting various other inventions, for fifteen oi* 
more of which he has received letters patent. Is 
Secretary of the corporation of "E. & T.Fairbanks 
"& Co.," and an officer in two other business cor- 
porations. Is President of the Trustees of St. 
Johnsbury Academy. Is a corporate member of 
the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign 
Missions; a uniform attendant upon its annual 
meetings, east and west, and an essential aid to its 
counsels by the contributions of his pen in the 
various religious journals. The most ornate and 
commodious building for the St. Johnsbury Y. M. 
C. A., as his gift, is one of the evidences of the in- 
terest which he takes in the moral and social wel- 
fare of his native town, as are his various dona- 



FAIRBANKS. 61 

tions to the Academy. From the former edition of 
our "Class Memorial," we quote the following 
notice of his tour abroad in 1856 : 

"He went through France, almost directly, to 
"Malta and Egypt, thence to Palestine (tarrying 
"at Jerusalem) and Constantinople. He then 
"visited Greece, where he was taken sick, and owes 
"perhaps his life, under Providence, to the skill of 
"the good Dr. King. In Italy, crossed from Brun- 
"dusium, and visited Naples, Pome, Florence, 
"Pisa, Genoa, Milan and Venice. In Switzerland 
"climbed Mt. Blanc, with 'perfect weather,' and re- 
" turned through the Phine valley and parts of 
"Belgium, France, England and Scotland." 

He visited Europe a third time, with his family, 
in 1891, enjoying again its scenery and its art gal- 
leries, and attending the International Congrega- 
tional Council in London, as a delegate represent- 
ing the National Council of the United States. 

He has published: 

(1) "In Christian Remembrance;" a beautiful 
tribute to the memory of the former Mrs. Fair- 
banks, in a circular form; 1872. 

(2) "The Crucifixion Day;" a Sunday School 
concert exercise, pamphlet, 12 pp.; 1873. 

(3) "The Cross;" a Sunday School concert exer- 
cise, 8 pp. 

(4) "An Easter Service" for the South Cong. 
Church, St. Johnsbury, as Superintendent of its 
Sunday School, 14 pp. ; 1882. 

(5) "Easter Lilies," which also appeared in a 
newspaper; 1883. 



62 FAIRBANKS. 

(6) "Appointing Foreign Missionaries, the Con- 
gregational Method," pamphlet, 16 pp.; Sept., 
1887. 

(7) "Prudential Conditions of Missionary Ap- 
pointment;" pamphlet, 8 vo., 11 pp., 1893. 

Also, previously: 

(8) "The Problem of the Evangelization of 
"Vermont" (charts and maps) ; 1886. 

(9) "The Needs of the Rural Districts;" an ad- 
dress delivered before the Boston Conference of 
the Evangelical Alliance, Dec. 4, 1889. 

(10) Memorial of Thaddens Fairbanks, his 
father, for "Men of Vermont." 

I. Arthur was tutor at Dartmouth as soon as 
graduated (1886) ; was at Union and Yale Theo- 
logical Seminaries two years, and in Germany one 
year, receiving the degree of Ph. D.; was tutor in 
Greek one year, and Assistant Professor one year 
at Dartmouth. 

In 1892, was appointed Lecturer in the Yale 
Divinity School, Conn. 

He m., May 2, 1889, Bessie Leland Moody, a 
grand-daughter of President Lord; has one dan., 
(1) Mary Lord Fairbanks, b. Mar. 25, 1890. 

II. Robert went from college (1888), into 
business with "Fairbanks & Co.;" had spent the 
year previously to June, 1893, in Australia and 
New Zealand, and is still in their business in New 
York. Married Miss Camilla Van Klack, of New 
York, Jan. 1, 1890; and has one daughter, (1) 
Beatrice Helen Fairbanks, b. April 27, 1891. 

III. Lucy had graduated at Smith College 



FAIRBA^KS-FARlS T SWORTH. 63 

(1891), and was a member of Mr. Moody's Bible 
Institution, Chicago, 111., in 1893. 

IV. Charlotte was graduated at Smith Col- 
lege, class of 1894. 

The two youngest children are now at school in 
St. Johnsbury. 



FAR^SWOKTH, JONATHAN" BREWER, 
Woodstock, Yt. 

1 South Woodstock, April 20, 1826, being 

the son of Capt. Jonathan Brewer and Sarah 
(Slay ton) FarnsAVorth. His grandfather, Jona- 
than, came from Massachusetts in 1775 ; took up a 
farm in South Woodstock, returned for the winter, 
and finally brought his bride, Susannah Brewer, 
also from Mass., in 1790. 

2 Ludlow, Yt., under Brownell, Smith and 

Knowlton, and finished the preparatory course at 
South Woodstock, under John Ward (D. C, 
1847). 

3 Maria Augusta Hatch, June 23, 1859, the 

dau. of Henry and Emily (White) Hatch of Wood- 
stock. Josiah Hatch, the father of Henry, rem. 
from Alstead, N. H., to Bethel, Yt., about 1815. 
Henry, after marriage, rem. from Bethel to Wood- 
stock, in 1832. The father of Emily White was 
Ebenezer, who settled in Braintree, Yt., from 
Brain tree, Mass. 

4 I. George Hexrt, b. April 21, 1860, in 

Detroit, Mich. 



64 FARXS WORTH. 

II. James Slaytox, b. July 15, 1866. 
III. Walter Kellogg, b. ^s T ov. 17, 1870. 
IY. Arthur White, b. Xov. 16, 1873; 
the three last in Windsor, Vt, 

He resided in Washington, D. C, one year after 
leaving college, 1853-4; employed as teacher of 
Greek and Latin in the Rittenhouse Academy. 
Was in Woodstock from 1854 till 1857, most of the 
time studying law, and was there admitted to prac- 
tice, Dec, 1856. In Feb., 1857, removed to De- 
troit, Mich., where he practiced his profession till 
July, 1862, part of the time by himself, afterwards 
in partnership Avith his old preceptor, John 
Ward, Esq. 

Leaving Detroit, at the last date mentioned, he 
resumed his business in Chicago, 111., and there re- 
sided till Jan. 25, 1864, when he returned to New 
England, and soon after located in Windsor, Vt., 
as successor in the law business of his late class- 
mate, William W. Howard, Esq. 

This has been his principal home till the present 
(1894), occupying a retired and beautiful resi- 
dence in the west part of the village. Was re- 
ported at our 25th anniversary in 1878, as still in 
practice at Windsor, with some insurance business 
and some farming, "driving a good horse and tak- 
"ing life easily." He has, however, lived tem- 
porarily in other places, partly for the sake of his 
boys, and on the 23d of May, 1887, was found by 
the class secretary occupying, as owner, the broad 
acres of one of the best farms of the Williams 
River valley, in Chester, Vt.; the farm having 



FARNTSWORTH. 65 

been purchased by his sister's husband upon the 
condition that he would move there and hold the 
farm during the life of his brother-in-law. His 
sons were there engaged in practical farming with 
himself. A large and valuable barn, which he 
built in 1881, had been crushed by the heavy 
snows of the previous winter. When, thus, the 
rebuilding of this barn became necessary, his 
brother-in-law desired his occupancy to cease, and 
having his millions with which to push his pur- 
poses, and manifesting his intention to use them, 
the occupant peaceably surrendered. 

The Secretary has since enjoyed two or three ex- 
ceedingly pleasant visits with him and his amiable 
lady, at the Windsor home. 

Our class-mate is highly respected there. He 
united with the Congregational Church of Wind- 
sor, in June, 1869, and represented the town in the 
Vermont Legislature two terms, annual and bi- 
ennial, 1869 and 1870-71. 

His professional business has not been, as a gen- 
eral thing, of the sensational kind, though he has 
been in some important cases, and as a rule, on the 
winning side. A divorce case was among these, 
"Edminster vs. Edminster," where both sides ap- 
plied for bills, and his client won after a long and 
very sharp contest. 

In criminal business he has been for the defence 
in some noted cases, as "State vs. John Vaughan," 
for arson, who was acquitted; and "State vs. Lull" 
(Warden of state's prison) for assault on a con- 
vict. Lull was at first convicted, but after going 



GO FAEXSWOKTH-GOODWIX. 

to the Supreme Court he was let off. 

Mr. Parnsworth has been called upon for occas- 
ional speeches at home and public gatherings. 
His last and most acceptable effort in that line was 
on "Columbus Day," Oct. 20, 1892. His address 
was desired for publication, but not submitted. 

I. George H. is a veterinary surgeon in Rutland, 
Vt., having an extended patronage over the ad- 
joining country, and very successful. He was m. 
to Jessie Kelley, of Rutland, Dec. 5, 1886. 

II. James S. is residing in Springfield, Mass., as 
Secretary and business manager of a private in- 
stitute, or Retreat for Invalids. 

III. Walter Iv. was clerk in a store at Rutland; 
has now (1894:) gone quite extensively into poultry 
raising on an Otter Creek farm. 

IT. Arthur W. was clerk in a broker's office 
at Rutland, but now resides in Barton, Vt. (1894). 
as railroad station agent, telegraph operator, etc. 
These two youngest sons were boarding with their 
oldest brother (I) while in Rutland. 



GOODWIN, ANDREW JACKSOX, * x. < ... 

South Berwick, Me. 

1 South Berwick, Nov. 15, 1831. 

2 Berwick Academy, under the instruction 

of Aurin M. Payson, A. M. (D. C. 1840), afterwards 
Principal of the Boys' High School, at Ports- 
mouth, X. H. 

In August, 1850, having studied one year in ad- 



GOODWIN. 67 

vance with Mr. Payson, he entered the sophomore 
class of Dart. College; remained with ns four 
weeks, was taken sick with typhoid fever, returned 
home and was confined for three weeks. He was 
then considered out of danger. On Sunday, Oct. 
27, was visited by his friend, Horatio N". Twombly 
(D. C, 1854) ; had a long talk with him and seemed 
very cheerful. The next morning, Oct. 28, in at- 
tempting to rise from his bed, he ruptured a blood 
vessel and expired in a few minutes, aged 18 years, 
11 months and 18 days. His remains lie in the 
"Old Parish" cemetery at South Berwick, in which 
also were buried Rev. Jonathan Wise, the first 
settled minister of the town, Rev. Mr. Moore, Rev. 
John Thompson, and others of distinction. The 
sad intelligence of his death — the first to occur in 
our ranks — was received by his class-mates, Oct. 
30, when they passed the following resolutions : 

"Resolved, That we, members of the sophomore 
"class of Dart. College, hear, with the deepest sen- 
sibility, of the sudden death of our class-mate, 
"Mr. Andrew J. Goodwin, of South Berwick, Me. 

"Resolved, That as a testimony of our respect 
"for our much esteemed friend, we will bear the 
"usual badge of mourning for thirty days. 

"Resolved, That this event of Divine Provi- 
"dence, which has severed at a blow the endearing 
"ties of kindness, of friendship and love, calls forth 
"our strongest sympathy for his bereaved friends, 
"and especially for his deeply afflicted parents. 

"Resolved, That in giving utterance to the feel- 
ings of our own hearts we are confident that it 



68 GOODWIN- HAYWARD. 

"will meet response from all who intimately knew 
"him; that he was exemplary in all those virtues 
••which ornament life, which exalt and refine the 
"human character. 

"Resolved^ That his elevated principle of action, 
••his frankness, his integrity, evinced in eagerly 
'•pursuing the sentiments he uttered, his 'good will 
" 'towards men,' his pure and benevolent ambition, 
"united with habits of unwearied application, not 
••only merited our esteem and confidence during 
"the brief period of our companionship, but 
"brought us all to honor and love him. 

"Resolved, That, as we pay this last sad tribute 

"to our departed friend, while we mingle our griefs 

"with those who mourn this great bereavement, we 

-would not forget that God is wise and omniscient 

"and be admonished by this dispensation of His 

"will ; and thus 

" 'So live that we shall die never, 
" 'So die that we may live ever.' " 



HAYWARD, SILYAXUS, 

( rILSUMj X. H. 

1 Gilsum, Dec. 3, 1828. He was the son 

of Dea. Amherst, and Sarah (Fish) Hayward, in 
the sixth generation from Jonathan, of Mendon, 
Mass. But his earliest known ancestor, in the 
direct line in this country, was William Hayward, 
of Dedham, Mass. Pedigree as follow-: Sil- 
vanus 8 , (Amherst 7 , Silvanus 6 , Peter 5 , William 4 , 




QS-Zi/v~CL^iAAs6 r>fauusiArajr&(. 



HAYWARD. 69 

Jonathan 3 , William 2 , William 1 ). His mother, 
Sarah Fish, was grand-daughter of the Rev. 
Elisha Fish, of Upton, Mass., and was first cousin 
to W. C. Bryant, the poet; and, in one of her lines 
of descent, goes back to the famous John Alden. 

2 Gilsuni, under the tuition of the Rev. 

James Tisdale. 

3 Harriot Elvira Eaton, of Middleboro, 

Mass., Nov. 23, 1853, by Rev. Lorenzo Tandy. 
She was b. April 6, 1829, in Middleboro, the 
dau. of Ziba, and Jedidah (Washburn) Eaton; 
Ziba 6 , (Nathan 5 , Barnabas 4 , Samuel 3 , Francis 2 , 
Francis l ) ; Francis l Eaton being of the "May- 
-flower." She d. March 2, 1890, at Globe Village, 
Mass., in her 61st year. He was m., second, to 
Miss Lucy Anna Keays, of Berwick, Me., at South 
Berwick, Dec. 17, 1891. She was a niece both of 
Gov. Ichabod Goodwin and of Rev. Daniel R. 
Goodwin, D. D., Provost of the University ol 
Pennsylvania. 

•The "York Courant" represents her to have been 
"one of the most estimable and popular ladies in 
"his old parish; descended from one of the oldest 
"families in Maine, residing on an estate which has 
"been handed down through seven generations," 
and is still in her possession. 

4 I. Arthur Jameson, b. Sept. 14, 1854, 

in Francestown, !N\ H.; d. Sept. 12,1855, aged one 
year, less two days, at Middleboro, Mass. 

II. Bell, b, July 1, 1856, in Francestown. 
III. Grace, b. Aug. 27, 1858, at Pem- 
broke, K". H. 



70 HAY W AIM). 

IY. Paul, b. Oct. 16, 1863, in Dunbarton, 
H". H.; ci. in South Berwick, Me., Aug. 28, 1873, 
aged 9 years and 10 months. 

V. Johx Stark, b. Nov. 28, 1866, in 
South Berwick, and there d. Aug. 18, 1873, aged 
6 years and 8 months. 

He was Principal of the academy at Frances- 
town, X. H., from graduation till July, 1856; a 
similar situation at Mclndoe's Falls (Barnet), Vt., 
till May, 1858. Next taught the academy at Pem- 
broke, N". H., for one year; was teacher at the 
Kimball Union Academy, Meriden, X. H., during 
the summer and fall terms of 1859, and the spring 
term of 1860; and in April, 1860, removed to New 
Ipswich, N. H., to assist E. T. Quimby (D. C, 
1851), in the Appleton Academy. Had been 
studying for the ministry, in private and without 
assistance, especially during the previous winter, 
while out of employment in Meriden, and was ap- 
probated as a preacher by the Hoi lis Association 
at Amherst, N. H., in May, 1860; after which he 
supplied the pulpit of the Second Cong. Church in 
N. I., till Jan., 1861, when the two churches were 
united. His labors as teacher there closed with 
the summer of 1861. In Sept. of the same year he 
accepted a call to the First Cong. Church in Dun- 
barton, N. H., and was ordained and installed Oct. 
9, 1861, our old instructor, Prof. S. Gh Brown, D. 
D., of Dart. College, preaching the sermon from 
2d Cor. 4:16-18. 

Was dismissed from Dunbarton April 8, 18(56 — 
though in the face of an increased salary, on the 



HAY WARD. 71 

part of his people there — and installed at South 
Berwick, Me., in May, 1866. Dismissed from 
South Berwick April 12, 1873, on account of 
impaired health and for needed rest; and accepted 
the professorship of mathematics in the Fisk Uni- 
versity, Nashville, Tenn., where he remained two 
years, from 'Nov., 1873. 

Returning to his native town, in Nov., 1875, he 
was pastor of the Cong. Church there four years; 
meanwhile writing and publishing the "History of 
"Gilsum," and residing in Keene one year while 
reading his proof. 

From Jan. 1, 1881, to the present, has been the 
highly esteemed and successful pastor of the 
"Evangelical Free Church" in Globe Village, 
Southbridge, Mass., where also he has served ten 
years as Chairman of the Board of Education for 
the town. 

He held the office of County Commissioner for 
common schools, in Merrimack Co., N. H., during 
the years 1864-65. Was on the Examining Com- 
mittee at Dartmouth, July, 1865, and once after- 
wards ; also at the Bangor Theological Seminary, 
in July, 1867, and at Andover Seminary on a 
similar errand. 

His name also appears in the August No. of the 
"Hartford Sem. Record" (1894), as one of the 
three years' Examining Committee at the Sem- 
inary; he being a member of the "Pastoral Union.' 

His first publication was (1) a sermon, "Liberty — 
"of God," by invitation of his people at Dunbar- 
ton, 1863. 



72 HAY WARD. 

To this have been added the following: 

(2) "Creeds, as a test of Fellowship among 
"Christians." Cong. Quarterly, Oct., 1866. 

(3) Address at dedication of Masonic Lodge, 
Lyman, Me., 1872. 

(4) Address at Centennial Celebration of the 
Cong. Church in Gilsum, Oct. 28, 1872; pamphlet 
with appendix, 63 pp., 1873. 

( 5 ) Paper on the National Cong. Council at 
Oberlin, O., at the General Conference of Maine. 
1873. 

(6) "The History of Gilsum, X. H.," printed by 
J. B. Clarke & Co., of Manchester, one of the most 
elaborate and complete town histories in the coun- 
try. pp.468, 1881. 

(7) W *A Pointed Sermon on Current Events'* 
(Isa. 26:9) ; Southbridge paper, 1883. 

(8) Obituary sketch of our class-mate McDuffee, 
admirably written in the ornate "History of Straf- 
"ford County, X. H.," 1883. 

(9) "Temperance in its Relation to the Family, 
"the Church and the State"; a sermon from Matt. 
3:10; twice repeated and then published by re- 
quest in the "Southbridge Herald," April 21, 1887; 
also as a broadside. 

(10) "The History of Rochester, X. H.," by 
Franklin McDuffee, Esq., edited, revised and in 
part written by himself, pp. 088; 2 vols., 181)2. 

(11) A poetical "Memorial Address," entitled 
"Freedom," before the Malcolm Ammidowu Post, 
\<>. 168, (r. A. R., at town hall, Southbridge, May 
30, 1892, pamphlet, 20 pp. 



HAY WARD. 73 

(12) "The King's Daughter;" a sermon preached 
by request, June 4, 1893, and expensively printed. 
Text: Psalm 45:15; pp. 18. 

Besides the above, there were printed in the 
"Southbridge Journal," by request: 

(13) A sermon from Jer. 51:27, before the G. 
A. R. Post of that place, about the year 1889. Also 
in the same paper, (14) a sermon on Marriage, 
preached June 28, 1891, from Genesis 2:18; en- 
titled by the editor, "A Pastor's Tribute to Woman 
"and Advice to Young Men." 

(15) His address before the graduating class of 
the Woodstock, Ct., Academy, June 15, 1894, has 
been fully published in the "Putnam Patriot." 

(16) Sermon, "The Signs of the Times" (Matt. 
16:3) ; preached July 15 and 22, 1894; pamphlet, 
34 pp. 

"The Schools of Misertown," a satirical poem, 
and also his Dart, poem of 1870, were delivered in 
various places. 

His poems at the anniversary of the Literary 
Societies, Dart. Commencement, 1870 (just al- 
luded to), and at the Alumni Dinner, Com., 1893, 
were not printed; but a poem read at an anniver- 
sary dinner of Andover Theological Seminary, and 
another (one of his best) on the occasion of the 
Class Secretary's silver wedding (1886) were both 
published. 

For his poems at our 25th and 40th class anni- 
versaries, see reports of those meetings. 

His dan., (II) Bell, his only surviving child, 
makes it her home with her father ; received a di- 



74 HAY WARD. 

ploma for reading the "Chautauqua Course," in the 
first class, — the "Pioneers." 

III. Grace fitted for college at the K. U. Acad., 
Meriden, finishing her course there in 1877, and 
graduated from Smith College, Northampton, 
Mass., in 1885. 

We take the following from the Springfield 
(Mass.) High School "Recorder" of March, 1891: 

"We learn, with the deepest sorrow, of the death 
"of Miss Grace Hayward, a former teacher of the 
"High School. * * She first taught at the 
"Hitchcock Free High School, at Brimfield, and 
"afterwards came to Springfield. Here she soon 
"became known in the educational circles for her 
"ability as a teacher; and it is only right to say 
"that there was not a scholar in the school who 
"did not admire and esteem her. But after teaching 
"two years with the greatest success, she was 
"obliged to resign on account of poor health. She 
"went to Colorado, hoping the change of climate 
"would prove beneficial, but after staying six 
"months returned home much weaker. After a 
"year of suffering, she died of consumption, at her 
"home," Feb. 23, 1891, in her thirty-third year. 



HOLLENBUSH. 75 

HOLLENBUSH, CALVIN GBOSS, * 

New Berlin, Pa. 
. Freeburg, Snyder Co., Pa., Aug. 24, 



1830. His parents' names were originally, John 
H., and Sarah (Gross) Hilbish; his grandparents, 
Peter and Susannah (Schell) Hilbish, his patro- 
nymic being changed to Hollenbush in his early 
childhood. 

2 Tuscarora Acad., Juniata Co., Pa., un- 
der David Wilson ; entering Dart. College, Feb., 
1851. 

This sketch will be mostly a reprint from the 
former "Class Memorial." He commenced the 
study of medicine in the office of his brother, at 
Freeburg, Sept., 1853, and continued for one year, 
when he went to Philadelphia to attend medical 
lectures, at the same time entering Prof. Gilbert's 
office, as a private pupil. Grad. from the Penn. 
Medical College, in March, 1856. The first of 
April following, Dr. Hollenbush entered Blockley 
Hospital, as assistant physician, being one of six 
elected out of twelve or fifteen applicants. In 
Nov. of the same year he was examined before the 
Army Board in St. Louis, Mo., for the position of 
surgeon, there being 22 candidates, of whom two 
passed a satisfactory examination, himself and Dr. 
Taylor of Philadelphia. Was ordered to Cali- 
fornia in March, 1857, and sent to a post in the ex- 
treme north of the state, — Fort Crook, Shasta 
County, Here, remaining three years, he con- 
tracted laryngeal phthisis, and in May, 1860, re- 



70 HOLLENBUSH. 

• 

turned home on sick-leave. Consulted Dr. Horace 
Greene of Xew York City, and in October follow- 
ing repaired to Magnolia, Fla., for the winter. In 
March, 18(51, sick-leave having expired, he report- 
ed health better and able to go to the assistance of 
another surgeon. Accordingly ordered to Fort 
Pickens, Fla., at that time garrisoned by 70 men, 
all told. Quoting from his letter: "We are in 
"constant fear of an attack from the enemy. Three 
"times, since I came here, have I been roused up, 
"between midnight and morning, by the hurried 
"beating of the 'long roll', and the cry 'To arms!' 
"But it turned out, each time, to be a false alarm. 
"We have more cannon than men, and now every 
"man has charge of a piece loaded with 'grape' and 
"ready to touch off. I shall, during the fight, 
"throw aside my profession, and take charge of the 
"case-mate guns." 

In May, 1861, after the reinforcement of Fort 
Pickens, he was ordered to Governor's Island, X. 
Y., where he remained till the first of August; his 
health still feeble, and his disease upon him, though 
permitting him to walk or ride out. 

On that day (Aug. 1) he started from Xew 
York to go to his old home at Freeburg. Arrived 
al his brother's house, the same evening, and there 
breathed his last, on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 1861, at the 
age of nearly 31 years. 

His mind was sound till the last moment. His 
mortal remains are now reposing beside those of 
his parents, in the old church yard at Freeburg. 

From the time of his uniting with the church at 



HOLLESTBUSH. 



77 



Hanover, our senior year, he was known to his 
room-mate (now the Class Secretary) and to all his 
friends, both in college and afterwards, as a hum- 
ble, devoted and remarkably conscientious Chris- 
tian. While residing in Philadelphia he was a 
worthy member of the Rev. Dr. Boardman's 
church, and active in the Sunday School enter- 
prise; and, to the last, none of his friends had ever 
a doubt as to the sincerity of his piety, and the 
consistency of his life. His eminent medical 
career — though brief — his unflinching patriotism, 
and his perseverance to the end, while baffled by 
the discouragements of disease, are worthy of 
notice. Yet, while he expressed himself, in his 
last hours, as ready and willing to die, he also re- 
gretted that he had not chosen the ministry for 
his profession, thinking that he thus might have 
been more useful in the cause of Christ, and have 
served Him more faithfully. 

His sister, Sarah S., it may be remembered, was 
present at our graduation, 41 years ago. She 
afterwards married George Merrill, and now re- 
sides in "Abilene, Dickinson Co., Kansas." 

Her youngest son is a worthy and promising 
young man, but greatly needing a little aid just 
now, for the completing of his education. If any 
of our class-brotherhood, who are blessed with 
abundant means should feel moved to confer with 
Mrs. Merrill very soon (address as above), with a 
view to assisting this nephew of our beloved class- 
mate, we should, in a pleasing and effective man- 
ner, be doing honor to his memory. 



78 HOWARD. 

HOWARD. WILLIAM WALLACE. * 
Jamaica. Tt. 

1 Jamaica, Dec. 31, 1827. His parents 

were Nahum and Sophia ( Howard ) Howard : 
being, before marriage, only distantly, if at all, re- 
lated. 

2 Townshend, Yt.. under Moses Lyford, 

A. M.j and at Thetford. Vt.. under Hiram Orcntt. 

3 Mary A. B. Pollard, of Plymouth, Yt.. 

Ang. 3, 1853, by the Rev. Thomas Baldwin. She 
was b. April 13. 1830. in Plymouth. Her father 
was Amos Boynton Pollard, and her mother's 
maiden name. Mary Ann Brown. 

4 I. Clara Pollard, b. June 11, 1854. at 

Plymouth. 

II. Fraxk. b. Jan. 30. 185G, at Plymouth. 

III. Erxest. b. March 20. 1860, at Wind- 
sor. Yt. 

IV. Mary Axx. b. March 5. 18(54. at 
Windsor. 

He taught the West Randolph ( Yt. ) Academy 
two terms, 1853 and "54: also the fall term of 1854 
in Black River Acad, at Ludlow. Yt.. a- assistant. 

Commenced the study of Law in the winter 
of 1854 and '•")'). in the office of Converse & Bar- 
rett. Woodstock, Vt., and was admitted to the bar. 
at the Dec. term of court. 1856. 

( Sommenced the practice of hi- profession Feb.. 
1857, in partnership with ex-Gov. Coolidge, at 
Windsor, Yt.. and continued thus about two year-. 
when the partner-hip was dissolved; though it may 



HOWARD. 79 

be added that the warmest friendship existed be- 
tween them, as long as Mr. Howard lived; so mnch 
so, that they each had a key to the other's office. 

Continuing in practice by himself, in Windsor, 
he was elected, on the 1st of Jan., 1858, treasurer 
of the Windsor Savings Bank, which office, as also 
that of First Selectman for the town, he held at 
the time of his death. Besides these, he had 
holden various offices in the Cong, church and 
society, the corporation, the town and other so- 
cieties. 

His health remained excellent, until the evening 
of Jan. 1, 1864, when he was taken with chills. 
The disease soon settled on the brain, and he con- 
tinued to fail until half-past one of the morning of 
Jan. 6, — not probably at all realizing his situation; 
but having previously given his friends great 
reason for the assurance that for him to die was 
gain. His age was 36 years and 6 days. 

The "Aurora of the Valley," a paper published 
in Windsor, contained the following notices: 

"It is with sadness that we record the sudden 
"death of William W. Howard, Esq., of Windsor; 
"a man of moral worth and esteem, and who had 
"been growing into a good professional business, 
"as a lawyer. He was attacked with congestion 
"of the brain on Friday night, and expired last 
"Tuesday night, Jan. 5, 1864. During the seven 
"years of his residence here, he has maintained the 
"character of an upright, laborious and Christian 
"lawyer. We have occasion to know that he 
"possessed the respect and confidence of the leading 



80 HOWARD. 

"members of the bar, and was regarded as a rising 
"man in his profession. We are glad to bear tes- 
timony to the integrity which controlled his busi- 
ness transactions. He was far above that lax 
"standard of morality, which obtains, we will not 
"say in his profession, but too generally, in all 
"business relations. He had connected himself 
"with the genera] interests of our village; had ren- 
dered important service in directing our village 
"schools, and did much to promote the best inter- 
ests of the community. He was an active mem- 
"ber of the Cong, church and society — having 
"first made profession of his faith in Christ at 
"West Randolph, in 1853 — and, by his consistent 
"life and efforts, rendered valuable aid in strength- 
ening the religious interests of the town. His 
"premature death in the full maturity of his powers 
"and of his usefulness, is felt to be a public ca- 
lamity." 

His mortal remains were interred in the ceme- 
tery of Windsor village, near the Cong, house of 
worship. 

Mrs. Howard was residing at Adrian, Mich., in 
Dec, 1878, and in her letter of that date, ac- 
knowledged her gratitude to the class for their in- 
terest in her family and, "thanks to the Secretary 
for expressing it." 

I. Claha P., the oldest "child," of our class, 
had graduated from the Adrian High School, 
June, 187G, and had been, for two years, a clerk in 
the Adrian post-office. 

II. Fkaxk was completing his law studies in 




Rev. C. B. Hulbert, D. D. 



HOWAKD-HITLBERT. 81 

Adrian, expecting to be admitted to the bar in 
about six months (Jan., 1879). He had twice 
made the journey from southwestern Texas on 
horseback; first, at the age of 16, alone, to Carth- 
age, Mo.; the last time (1878) extending his trip 
to Bismarck, Dakota. 

III. Ernest, having served two years' appren- 
ticeship in a printing office, had just entered the 
Preparatory Department of Oberlin (Ohio) Col- 
lege with the ministry in view. 

IV. Mary A., then in the Adrian High School, 
was a fine musician, and designing to fit herself for 
a music teacher. 

Later intelligence from the family, though so- 
licited, has not been received. 



HULBERT, CALVIN BUTLER, 

East Sheldon, Vt. 

1 East Sheldon, Oct. 18, 1827. His pedi- 
gree, so far as established, is Calvin B. 4 , Chaun- 
cey 3 , Samuel 2 , Elisha 1 ; the last named his great- 
grandfather, having resided in Canaan, Conn. 
His mother was Charlotte, dau. of Joseph Munsel], 
of S wanton, Vt. 

2 Bakersfield, Vt., under the instruction of 

Jacob S. Spauldiug, LL. D, ; also at Thetford, Vt., 
under Prin. Hiram Orcutt, LL. D. 

3 Mary Elizabeth Woodward, at her resi- 
dence, Sandwich Centre, N". H., Aug. 28, 1854, by 
Rev. J. W. Guernsey, pastor of the M. E. church. 



82 HULBERT. 

Her father was Rev. Henry Wood ward (D. C, 
1815), missionary in Ceylon, and bis father, Prof. 
Bezaleel Woodward, who was connected with 
Dart. College, as tutor, 1770-78, and Professor of 
Mathematics and Natural Philosophy, 1782-1804. 
Her grandmother (wife of Prof. B. W. ) was Mary, 
dan. of President Wheelock. She was born Sept. 
21, 1833, in Batticotta, Ceylon, India. Her 
mother's maiden name (afterwards Mrs. Henry 
Woodward) was Clarissa Emerson, dan. of Capt. 
John Emerson, of Chester, X. H., and sister of 
Rev. John Emerson, of the Sandwich Islands 
Mission. She was brought up by her aunt and 
foster mother, Betsey Emerson, the wife of Hon. 
Daniel Hoit, of Sandwich Center, where they were 
m. as above. 

1 I. Mary Elizabeth, b. Oct. 16, 1855, in 

Sheldon, Vt. 

II. Henry Woodward, b. Jan. 26, 1858, 
in Sheldon. 

III. Ella Gertrude, b. March 25, 1861, 
in New Haven, Vt. 

IV. Homer Bkzaleel, b. Jan. 26, 1863, 
in New Haven. 

V. Archer Butler, b. Jan. 26, 1873, in 
Bennington, Vt. 

VI. Anne Wheelock, 1). July 23, 1877, 
in Middlebury, Vt. 

It will be noticed that his three boys were born 
on the same day of the same month — "a stroke of 
"ministerial economy," as he supposes, "to save 
"birthday celebrations." 



HULBEET. 83 

After graduating, he had charge of the Swanton 
(Vt.) Acad, for one year; and in August, 1854, 
accepted an offer of the Franklin Co. Grammar 
School, at St. Albans, Vt., in which he remained 
two years. 

Entered Andover Theological Seminary Oct., 
1866, and graduated thence in 1859. Was licensed 
to preach by the Derry (ST. H.) Association, Feb. 
1, 1859. Ordained and settled over the Cong. 
Church at New Haven, Vt., Oct. 20, 1859, "an ex- 
cellent parish, and pleasantly situated in every 
"respect," where his labors were signally blessed, 
170 uniting with the church by profession in 10 
years. His labors here closed with the year 1869, 
and Jan. 19, 1870, he was installed over the Belle- 
ville Avenue Cong. Church, Newark, 'N. J., Rev. 
Ray Palmer, D. D., being moderator of the coun- 
cil, and Rev. J. E. Rankin, D. D., preaching the 
sermon. He continued in this field two years and 
four months — years of great service to himself — 
when he was recalled to Vermont and installed 
pastor of the Second Cong. Church in Bennington, 
May 1, 1872. Having some years been a trustee 
of Middlebury College, he was next called to the 
Presidency, and inaugurated July 21, 1875, his 
pastorate in Bennington finally closing the first 
Sabbath of September in the same year. Resign- 
ing the office of President at Middlebury, in 1880, 
he supplied the First Cong. Church in Dover, ]N\ 
H., during the pastor's absence. Was acting pas- 
tor of the Cong. Church in Lyndonville, Vt., from 
1881 till 1887, and, after temporary residences in 



84 HULBERT. 

Hartford, Conn., and New York City, succeeded 
his son-in-law, the Rev. E. E. Rogers, at East 
Hardwiek, Vt., for two years and four months, till 
April, 1890, when he removed to Zanesville, Ohio. 
In the spring of 1891 he took his son Henry's 
place, while in Europe, as teacher of English 
Literature, in Marietta College, Ohio. In Sept., 
1891, he began, with improved voice, to supply the 
pulpit of the Madison Presbyterian Church, at 
Adams Mills, town of Cass, Ohio, a niece of the 
Hon. Lewis Cass being one of its leading sup- 
porters. Was there installed its following June, 
and still continues (1894).. 

He was honored with the degree of S. T. D. 
from Dart. College in 1876. 

Dr. Hulbert is blessed with an iron constitution, 
and with the single exception of impaired voice for 
awhile, has enjoyed, with Mrs. H., most excellent 
health. He has given many lectures and addresses, 
largely in Vermont, and in other states, which have 
been Ave 11 received. 

Among his numerous publications the Secretary 
finds the following, noted in the class book: 

Inaugural address at Middlebury, 1875. 

"God not Altogether like Ourselves" (Ps., 
~)():2\ ) ; Baccalaureate sermon, 1870. 

"The Academy; Demands for It, and the Con- 
ditions of its Success;" an address delivered at 
the reunion and anniversary of Barre (Vt.) Acad., 
June, 1877; pamphlet, 29 pp. 

"The Sword Sheathed, or the Service of the 
"Sanctuary, the Defence of the State;" a dis- 



HULBERT. 85 

course at Windsor, Vt., July 8, 1877, at the 100th 
anniversary of the adoption of the name and con- 
stitution of the State, in volume of centennial ad- 
dresses. 

"What is Involved in a Preparation for College ;" 
address before the societies of Kimball Union 
Acad., June 19, 1878; pamphlet, 20 pp. 

"Christ, the Harmony of the Doctrines," and 
"The Unity of the Race;" bac. sermons, at Middle- 
bury College for 1877 and '78, published by the 
liberality of L. M. Bates, of IS T ew York, 1879; 
pamphlet, 46 pp. 

One of his lectures, "The Distinctive Idea in 
"Education," which has had a large sale, was pub- 
lished by J. B. Alden, New York City. 

Besides the above, Bro. H. has written often 
for the "Vermont Chronicle," "The Religious 
"Herald," "The Interior," etc. His most import- 
ant contributions have appeared in the "Homi- 
"letic Review." One article was published in the 
"]STew Englander and Yale Review" (Jan., 1892), 
"Abolitionists and Prohibitionists, or Moral Re- 
"form Embarrassed by Ultraism." 

He modestly desires the Secretary to suppress 
from this sketch the titles of twelve other pub- 
lished productions, mostly sermons, and all able 
ones, which are also found on the class records; 
while all his articles, including sermons not here 
enumerated, number at least 77 in different period- 
icals and newspapers, two as leading editorials in 
the "New York Observer" and "The Interior," and 
one of his latest being in the Hartford, Ct., "Re- 



86 HULBERT. 



"ligions Herald/' of Aug. 30, 1891, on "The 
"Nature and Power of Faith in Christian Experi- 



ence." 



I. Mary E. entered Wellesley College, and 
afterwards pursued elective studies in Smith. Was 
m. to Rev. Edwin E. Rogers, who graduated at 
Middlebury College (class 1878) and Union Theo- 
logical Seminary, New York City, 1881. Preached 
at Hammonton, X. J., New York City (Allen St. 
Pres. Church), East Hardwick, Yt., Covenant 
Chapel, New York City, and was installed pastor 
of the Putnam Pres. Church, Zanesville, Ohio, 
Nov., 1889. Two weeks before leaving Xew 
York City for Zanesville their only child, Olive 
Rogers, (born Nov. 1, 1886) fell from a fifth story 
window and was instantly killed. This sad be- 
reavement was one of the occasions that induced 
Bro. H. to remove to Zanesville. 

II. Hexry W. grad. from Middlebury College 
1879. Spent a year in England, and under direc- 
tion of the Bureau of Education at Washington, 
prepared a pamphlet on "Rural Schools in England." 
Taught a year at Mechanics ville, N. Y.; was in- 
structor a year in Middlebury College; entered 
Union Theological Seminary, New York City, and 
graduated 1885; spent three years as instructor in 
the Protestant Syrian College at Beirut, Syria; in 
1888 was elected Professor of Political Science and 
History in Marrietta College, Ohio, where he still 
teaches. For the present year (1894-5) he is 
granted leave of absence to teach in the chair of 
Church History in Lane Theological Seminary. 



HULBERT. 87 

March 31, 1891, he m. Lily L. Pinnio, Newark, 
N. J. It was during his wedding tour in Europe 
that his father occupied his place in the College. 
Children: (1) Winnifred, b. July 4, 1892; (2) 
Chauncey Pinnio, b. Jan. 21, 1894. 

III. Ella Gertrude, grad. St. Johnsbury 
Academy 1882, and from Smith College 1886; 
taught two years in Wheaton College, Wheaton, 
111..; was at the head of the ladies' department in 
Mr. Moody's Bible Institute in Chicago, 111., one 
year, and then in similar service at his school in 
Northfield, Mass., till her marriage to Rev. Edgar 
B. Wylie, May 7, 1891, who is now installed pas- 
tor of the Cong. Church at Summerdale, 111. Mr. 
W. was born in Rochester, N. II., and a grad. of 
Wheaton College and at the Chicago Cong. Theo- 
logical Seminary. Child: (1) Margaret Wylie, b. 
Feb. 26, 1892. 

IY. Homer Bezaleel, grad. Dartmouth Col- 
lege, 1884. Was two years in the Union Theo- 
logical Seminary, New York City. With two 
others he accepted an appointment to organize a 
Government school in Seoul, Korea. Having 
served two years, he renewed an engagement for 
three years more. On this renewal he returned 
home and m. May Belle Hanna, of New York 
City, Sept. 18, 1888. In a few weeks they started 
for Korea. Completing his three years' term of 
service, he re-engaged with increased compensa- 
tion, but embarrassed by some official interfer- 
ences he soon sought release from his engagement. 
They returned, via India and Europe, in the spring 



88 HUL.BERT. 

of 1892. For the year following they resided 
with Mr. and Mrs. Rogers at Zanesville, and 
taught in the Putnam Military Academy, which 
Mr. and Mrs. Rogers had established. But they 
were not content, and both felt that their work 
was in Korea. There was no Cong. Mission in 
Korea, and having formed pleasant acquaint- 
ances among the Methodist missionaries, they ac- 
cepted service under the Methodist board, and in 
the autumn of 1893 went on their way. Their 
work thus far has been delightful. He preaches 
with facility in the Korean language. In a volume, 
"Geography and Gazetteer of the World," he 
has given to Koreans, in their language, a condensed 
history of the civilized nations. Will send a copy 
of this vol. to the Dart. Library. Children: (1) 
Helen, b. March 17, 1891; (2) Madelina, b. June 
1, 1894, both in Seoul, Korea. 

V- Archer Butler is now a senior in Mar- 
ietta College, Ohio. 

VI. Anne Wheelock has been, the past year, 
in Mr. Moody's School for Ladies, East North- 
field, Mass., and expects to return this autumn 

(1894) . 

Our class-mate has had eight grandchildren, five 

of whom are living as above. 



HUTCHINSON. 89 

HUTCHINSON, JOHN, * 

West Randolph, Yt. 

1 Randolph, Yt. ? March 27, 1830. His 

father was James Hutchinson, of West Randolph ; 
his mother, before marriage, Sophia Brown. 

2 West Randolph Acad., under F. U. 

Powers, A. M., and passed his Freshman year in 
the Vermont University at 'Burlington, "Vt. 

3 Lydia A. Fowler, Oct. 1, 1857, at New 

London, Ct., her native place being Lansingburg, 
N". Y. 

4 I. Mary Estelle, b. Jan. 5, 1860, in 

Minneapolis, Minn. 

II. A dau. b. 1867, in Leghorn, Italy. 

He commenced studying law, Aug. 15, 1853, 
under the instruction of Hon. Wm. H. Seward, in 
Auburn, N. Y. In March, 1854, went to Madison, 
Wis., and finished his law course in the office of 
Orton, Atwood . & Orton. Was admitted to the 
bar, June 20, 1854. Began practice in Lawrence, 
Kansas Territory, Sept. of the same year, and in 
March, 1855, was elected a member of the first 
Kansas Legislature, in which he declared himself 
in favor of making Kansas a free state, and for this 
was violently assailed by pro-slavery members, and 
after a few days expelled. 

Before leaving, he made a speech which was 
published in the Kansas papers, vindicating his 
right to a seat, and totally protesting against such 
unlawful and outrageous proceedings as were being 
inaugurated in the Territory. He stood armed in 



90 HUTCHINSON. 

the midst of the members who were brandishing 
revolvers and making threats, believing that he 
Avas advocating the cause of liberty and defending 
the Constitution of his country. In 1855 he was 
one of the first to move in the formation of a state 
government, and after a constitution had been 
adopted, was elected a member of the Legislature 
and made Speaker of the same. In the fall and 
winter of 1855-6, he Avas sent by the Executive 
Committee of Kansas to the New England States 
for the purpose of advocating, before their Legis- 
latures the admission of Kansas into the Union. 
Addressed the legislative bodies of Maine, Ver- 
mont and New York, and spoke for three months 
in New England and New York. In the autumn 
of 185(5 he stumped portions of Iowa, Illinois, In- 
diana and Ohio, in favor of John C. Fremont, 
making, in all, sixty-three speeches. During his 
residence in Kansas he Avas twice arrested for 
treason, and when Lawrence Avas sacked in 185G, 
his office Avas pillaged, his college autograph book 
stolen, and his diploma cut into pieces. He re- 
mained in Lawrence till Dec, 1858, when, on ac- 
count of ill-health, he left Kansas and located in 
Minnesota, opening a law office at Minneapolis, 
and there continuing for two years. When Presi- 
dent Lincoln was elected (his first term), by Mr. 
Seward's invitation he went to Washington and 
was appointed Secretary of Dacotah Territory, 
March 27, 1861. Soon after this the Governor of 
the Territory resigned, and till the end of his terra, 
in 1865, Mr. Hutchinson was acting Governor. 



HUTCHINSON. 91 

The territorial difficulties which led to the resigna- 
tion of the Governor, brought him into close per- 
sonal relations with the President, and he was ac- 
cordingly appointed U. S. Consul to Leghorn, 
Itaty, early in 1865, though his successor to the 
Secretaryship of Dakota was not confirmed by the 
Senate till "Jan. 10, 1866." He resided in Italy, 
with his family, four years, or till 1869; "and they 
"were happy years." He reported to us from Leg- 
horn, May 24, 1869, and again from Chicago, 111., 
June 18, 1878, when he was of the firm "Hutchin- 
"son & Hinds" (Theodore F. Hinds, Esq.), attor- 
neys-at-law, 79 Dearborn St. 

He was, in Chicago, an exemplary member of 
Trinity Episcopal Church, and prominent in the 
Lakeside Masonic Lodge. 

His death was caused by an obscure complicated 
disease of the liver, which baffled all the efforts of 
his physicians, and occurred at his residence, 3143 
Indiana ave., at one o'clock in the morning of Dec. 
12, 1887, at the age of 57 years and 8 months. 

The Chicago "Inter Ocean" of Dec, 1887, in 
noticing his death, adds to the above statements, 
that, while a student, "he contracted a life-long 
"friendship" with the Hon. Wm. II. Seward; that 
he was sent to the Eastern States to advocate the 
claims of Kansas "before Congress," as well as the 
State Legislatures; and that he "made speeches 
"through the Northern States during both the 
"Presidential campaigns of 1856 and of 1860." 

The following supplementary account is from 
the pen of J. F. Nichols, Esq., who, for more than 



92 HUTCHINSON. 

twenty years, was on terms of the closest intimacy 
with Mr. Hutchinson. 

"Since 1870 he has been a prominent member 
"of the Chicago Bar. As a man of sound 
"judgment, and a successful advocate, he won 
"the respect and esteem of all his judicial 
"associates. As a citizen, he was representa- 
tive of all that constitutes the highest qual- 
ities of American citizenship. * * As a 
"friend, he was kind and genial, beloved by all 
"who intimately knew him. His life was of the 
"utmost purity. No word ever escaped his lips 
"that could cause a blush upon the cheek of purest 
"innocence. In his family, he was a model hus- 
"band and father. The failing health of his elder 
"daughter — (I) the dear Estelle — in the spring of 
"1884, induced the mother and two daughters to 
"go to Europe, where Estelle died in Paris, in 
"May, 1885, at the age of 25 years. She was 
"richly gifted and accomplished in a wide range of 
"scholarly attainments. A brief two and a half 
"years later, and the father followed the be- 
hoved child. During this time, his perturbed 
"spirit sometimes questioned as to the verities of 
"the future life. But it would seem that all these 
"questionings were solved in the vision of glory in 
"which his spirit took its flight; his last words 
"being, as his look seemed to penetrate within the 
"veil, 'And this is death; this is Heaven; I see 
" 'God; I see Jesus; I see Estelle. Heaven! 
" 'Heaven! Heaven!!' and he was no more with us. 
" 'So He giveth His beloved sleep/ He lies by the 



HUTCHL^SON-ISHAM. 93 

"side of his cherished Estelle, in the beautiful 
"Oakwood Cemetery of this city." 
(The above bears date, Chicago, Jan. 29, 1888.) 



ISHAM, JAMES WILLAKD, * sr. g., 
^ew Alstead, N. H. 

1 lew Alstead, March 12, 1825. His par- 
ents were Dea. James Fuller, and Harriet (Wood) 
Isham. His pedigree: James W. 6 , James F. 5 , 

Joshua 4 , Timothy 3 , Isaac 2 , '. ^"ame of 

his immigrant ancestor not known ; came from Eng- 
land and settled in Barnstable, Mass., having three 
sons, Isaac 2 , John and Joseph. 

2 Meriden, If. H., under C. S. Eichards, 

A.M. 

3 Mrs. Henrietta E. Potter, at New Or- 
leans, La., April 10, 1854. She was a native of 
London, England, the dau. of William Gardner, 
and Lucy Ann (Wills) Evans. Was a widow at 
her second marriage, having m., first, Lyman 
Potter, Esq., a lawyer in New Orleans. 

4 1. Alma, b. Jan. 14, 1855, in New 

Orleans. 

After leaving college, at the end of our first 
year, he was principal of a public school in the 
Fourth District in New Orleans ; also teacher of 
vocal music. He there d. of yellow fever, Aug. 4, 
1855, after a short illness of three days, aged 30 
years and 5 months. 

It was a source of grief to his friends, in 18G4, 



94 ISHAM. 

that his remains were still there, and not where he 
so often expressed a wish that his body should lie, 
beside his brother's, in the little quiet burying 
ground of his native plaee. Mrs. Isham, in Jan., 
1864. was a teacher in Brooklyn. X. Y., 143 
Columbia St.; and Alma, described as a frail, deli- 
cate child, yet best suited in health by the climate 
of Xew Hampshire, was passing most of her time 
with her grandfather in Xew (East) Alstead. 

Mrs. Isham also reported from East Alstead, as 
her home, under date of Aug. 16, 1878. She says: 
"Many thanks for your kind remembrances of my 
"husband; also for the interest expressed for 
"Alma." She was m. to J. Thompson Hirst, of 
Titusville Penn., Sept. 4, 1877, and there still re- 
sides with her mother; where also her father's 
brother, J. Henry Isham, was then established asa 
jeweler; now of Duluth, Minn. 

Though oui" class-mate was with us but a single 
year, yet his pale countenance, earnest expression 
and genial manners, can never be forgotten by our 
Freshman band. The Secretary, on spending a 
few weeks at East Alstead, in 1889, found that all 
living traces of the Isham family had disappeared 
from that place. 



KENDALL. 95 

KENDALL, JOHN, * 

Washington, D. C. 

1 Frankfort, Ky., April 17, 1832, his father 

being the Hon. Amos Kendall (D. C, 1811), who 
was U. S. Postmaster-General 1835-40, and re- 
sided many years in Washington, D. C. His 
grandparents were Dea. Zebedee and Molly 
(Dakin) Kendall, of Dunstable, Mass. His 
mother was his father's second wife — Jane, the 
dan. of Hon. Alexander Kyle, of Kentucky. 

2 Washington, under Mr. Joseph Perry 

(D. C, 1811). 

3 Elizabeth Lawrence Green, of Groton, 

Mass., Oct. 5, 1854. 

He resided at Washington in the position of 
Telegraph Superintendent; and there d., of typhoid 
fever, Dec. 7, 1861, in his 30th year. 

From his earliest youth he had been habituated 
to the best society of our country, as found in 
Washington; and, from his father's political asso- 
ciations, was early brought in contact with public 
men and affairs. 

When he entered college, and all through his 
course, as will be recollected, he was noted for his 
quiet reserve, not growing out of the natural 
diffidence and inexperience which affect? most 
young men, but from a kind of exclusiveness pe- 
culiar to himself, and induced by his habits and 
education, which led him to make but few friends 
and not to care for many. His mind was acute 
and refined; he learned quickly and expressed his 



96 KEXDALL. 

acquirements graeeftilly and pointedly. Had he 
been poor, or subject to the incentives and spurs 
by which many young* men are stimulated, who 
have only themselves to depend upon for success, 
he would have stood high and made his mark. 

He excelled in conversational powers, and had 
the ability of making himself very agreeable, and 
of adapting himself skillfully to all whom he de- 
sired to please or influence, During his Junior 
winter he went to the southwest to look after some 
property and lands owned by his father in Arkan- 
sas. He assumed in the matter an important re- 
sponsibility, and showed in his management fine 
business talent and executive ability. This would 
seem to have directed his attention to a business, 
rather than a professional life, and soon after grad- 
uating he embarked upon the telegraph business, 
as his life pursuit. Spent some time in the south 
and west, but afterwards had his headquarters in 
New York City, being engaged as superintendent 
of the lines between Washington and New York, 
and, probably, between Washington and Boston. 
The position was an important one. He received 
a large salary, was very successful in his manage- 
ment, and was looked upon with respect, as well 
fitted for his position. Afterwards took up his 
residence in Washington, as above stated. He de- 
voted himself to his business, and was personally 
engaged in many experiments, tending to enlarge 
the science of telegraphing, and develop that great 
channel of enterprise. Had he lived he would, no 
doubt, have become eventually, one of the leading 



KENDALL-KENDRICK. 97 

telegraph men in the country. For considerable 
time before his death he was in poor health, with 
symptoms of pulmonary disease, and was evident- 
ly fearing a fatal result. 

It is said on the records that the above is sub- 
stantially from the pen of an intimate friend; that 
friend, we may now add, is our class-mate, Wash- 
burn. 



KEKDKICK, CALEB CHANDLER, * n. g,, 
Bedford, ~N. H. 

1 Nashua, KT. H., March 14, 1832. His 

father's name was Caleb Kendrick; his mother's, 
Sally Chandler, she being the dau. of Thomas and 
Susannah Chandler, of Bedford. 

2 Francestown, N. H. ; two terms at Pem- 
broke, N. H., and the remainder under the in- 
struction of Mr. Charles Tenney (D. C, 1835), at 
Gilmanton, N. H. 

His "own mother" dying April 21, 1832, and his 
father the 18th of September following, he was 
thus left an orphan at the very beginning of life. 
His last winter was spent in the law office of 
Samuel H. and B. F. Ayer, Esqs., at Manchester, 
^N\ H. During the last vacation of his college 
course, he died, May 26, 1853, after a short illness, 
at the homestead of his great-grandfather Chand- 
ler, in Bedford, which had been the home of his 
childhood and youth, after the first year of his in- 
fancy. His demise was a severe stroke to his 



98 KEXDRIOK. 

parents (by adoption), and all his other relatives, 
who justly thought that "hie mental faculties, su- 
perior scholarship and acquired attainments, 
"coupled with correct deportment and an amiable 
"disposition, were sufficient sureties that he would 
"make at least a respected and useful man in the 
-world." 

His mortal remains are now reposing beside 
those of his father and mother at Nashua. Their 
lot is in the Nashua cemetery, enclosed with a sub- 
stantial iron fence. 

The following resolutions were passed by his 
class, and a copy sent to his afflicted friends: 

"Resolved, That whereas death has again come 
"among us to snatch from our midst the form of 
"one whom we sincerely loved, we are led to make 
"this expression of our heart-felt sympathy with 
"his bereaved relatives, and particularly her whom 
"he delighted to call by the endearing name of 
" 'mother,' and to whom he was ardently attached. 

"Resolved, That though we are deprived of a 
"respected and noble-minded companion, learning 
"of a faithful follower, and society of a benefactor, 
"we are aware that no other love is worthy to be 
"compared with that of a mother, who is bereaved 
"of an affectionate son. We feel that there is 

" 'Xo mind that's honest, 
."'But in it shares some woe, though the main 

part, 
"•'Pertains to her alone/ 

"Resolved, That while we most deeply lament 
"our irreparable loss, by which is taken from the 



KENDRICK. 99 

"world, one whose diligence, genius and integrity, 
"we thought would have honored his friends, his 
"college and his country, and that while we feel 
"the entire inefficiency of human consolation in the 
"case of such a dispensation of Providence, we yet 
"hope it may prove an alleviating thought, that we 
"are able with one mind to bear affectionate testi- 
"mony to his many excellent and attractive quali- 
"ties — as those for a long time intimately associated 
"with him, by a similarity of pursuits and a union 
"of sentiments — as those who have uniformly re- 
spected his strength of mind and correctness of 
"judgment — and as those who have experienced 
"the influence of his manly and ingenuous dis- 
position. 

"Resolved, That it becomes us to pause in the 
"midst of our career, and first learn so to cultivate 
"within us those kindly affections and golden prin- 
ciples, that we, also, may live in peace with all the 
"world, possess its esteem and die lamented and 
"beloved. 

"Resolved, That as a public testimonial of re- 
"spect for the memory of the deceased, and a 
"badge of mourning, each member of the class 
"wear crape on the left arm for thirty days." 



100 LAMSOX. 

LAMSON, JOHX AUGUSTUS, 
Topsfield, Mass. 

1 Topsfield, March 3, 1831. His father, 

John Lamson, was the sixth generation, residing 
in the same homestead. His mother, nee Priscilla 
Averill (born in Topsfield), was the eighth gener- 
ation from Governor Thomas and Dorothy Dudley, 
the seventh from Ann Dudley and Governor 
Simon Bradstreet. 

2 Phillips Academy, Andover, Mass. 

3 Mary Elizabeth Whitcher, Oct. 18, 1876. 

She was b. in Milton, Mass., Nov. 11, 1819, dan. 
of the late Hon. Joseph Batchelder Whitcher and 
nee Barbara Ann Horton. 

He began the study of medicine with the late 
Charles Haddock, M. D., of Beverly, Mass., then 
entered the Boylston and Tremont Medical School-, 
Boston. He grad. March 12, 1856, from the medi- 
cal department of Harvard University, being one 
of six who were honored with the privilege of 
reading their Theses at the Medical Commence- 
ment. 

Immediately on receiving his medical degree, he 
was appointed one of the physicians of the kk Boston 
"Dispensary," which office he held for three years. 
In 1861 he was appointed Examiner for Volunteers 
by Surgeon-Gen. Dale. 

In L862 he was appointed surgeon of the 42d 
Regiment, Mass. Volunteers, and went into camp, 
but resigned his commission before the regiment 
left for the seat of war on account of impaired 





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LAMSON. 101 

health from the exposure of camp life. (All the 
officers and three companies of this regiment were 
captured on arriving at Galveston, Texas, and the 
surgeon who was Dr. Lamson's successor was held 
in close confinement till released by death). He 
was immediately re-appointed by Surgeon-Gen. 
Dale as Examiner for Volunteers, being approved 
by Gov. Andrew. In 1863 he was appointed 
Assistant Examining Surgeon under the "Con- 
ascription Act." This office he held until the end 
of the "draft," During the war he examined, of 
volunteers, conscripts and substitutes, more than 
12,000 men. 

In Sept., 1863, he was appointed the physician, 
chief in charge, of the "Discharged Soldiers' 
"Home," from which he resigned four years later, 
much to the regret of the trustees of the "Home." 

He was a member of the Boston School Board 
ten years, ending 1871; was the chairman of many 
important committees, among which were those of 
text books and salaries. 

He was elected a member of the State Legisla- 
ture in 1871; re-elected to the session of 1872, 
representing the wealthiest ward of the city. 1873 
he spent traveling in Europe, visiting many of the 
hospitals in London, Dublin, Vienna, Paris and 
Berlin; then extended his trip to Constantinople 
and the East. 

In 1880 he was appointed Chief Medical Ex- 
aminer of the "Equitable Life Assurance Society" 
for Boston and Eastern Massachusetts. He has 
the appointment of all the examiners in the var- 



102 LAMSOX. 

ions towns. This society does the largest business 
of any insurance company in the world, the new 
business last year exceeding $200,000,000. He 
retired from general practice in 1893,the "Equitable" 
furnishing him all the work he desires. Formerly 
he resided at the West End, but, driven out by the 
advance of business, last year removed to the Back 
Bay, the best residential part of the city, his 
present home and office being at Xo. 35 Fairfield 
street. 

As our class-mate, for a period of 37 years, until 
1893, was in the continuous and successful prac- 
tice of his profession in Boston, the Secretary sug- 
gested that he furnish us some account of the ad- 
vance in medicine and surgery during these years. 

He has sent ns an able, though as lie claims, 
"a hastily prepared" paper. We only regret the 
necessity of abridging it to some extent. 

The medical graduate of thirty-eight years ago has great 
reason to be thankful that his professional life has covered that 
most interesting period of progress, during which medicine has 
been passing from the period of theorizing and dogmatism to a 
rational scientific basis of well ascertained facts. * * In 
the preceding periods advances had been made slowly and at 
long intervals. Exceptional men had discovered and pointed 
out the paths which led to true knowledge, but their teachings 
often had little influence among the mass of their unenlightened 
contemporaries. Medicine could not develop without a sound 
basis of anatomy and physiology to rest upon, nor could it ad- 
vance except in company with the related sciences of chemistry 
and physics. The unaided senses had to be supplemented hv 
those instruments of precision, the microscope, opthalmoscope. 
stethoscope, laryngoscope and clinical thermometer. * * 
Perhaps there is no department in which, to the popular eve. 
such rapid advancement has been made as in surgery. The 



LAMSON". 103 

discovery of the anaesthetic use of ether in 1846, only ten 
years before the beginning of the period which we are 
considering, gave an immense impetus to the practice 
of surgery. Unlike many preceding discoveries, its value 
was at once recognized and put to practical use. The 
surgeon could now do his work leisurely and unhindered 
by the struggles of the patient. Thus more delicate and 
complicated operations now came within reach. There 
still remained, however, the dread of the tedious and 
frequently fatal results of local inflammation or general blood 
poisoning to deter the most skillful operator. The discovery 
by Lister of the relation of putrefactive organisms to these in- 
flammatory processes and the means of their prevention by the 
use of antiseptics has given even a greater impetus to surgery 
than the discovery of ether. The most daring operations may 
now be undertaken with relative safety, provided the patient is 
not too much exhausted by disease. To expose the brain, and 
the peritoneal cavity, to remove internal and deep-seated 
growths or diseased organs is now a common occurrence. But 
this power to operate with impunity carries an increased re- 
sponsibility, and demands nature judgment. There is often a 
great temptation to the young surgeon to seek a rapid fame by 
doing the most radical operations ; and, undoubtedly, import- 
ant organs, as the ovaries, have too frequently been removed 
for slight disease when more faithful and prolonged medical 
treatment would have made such mutilation unnecessary. The 
more experienced surgeons are now protesting against too 
radical and premature operations. * * In comparison 
with the well-known progress of surgery it is a common opinion 
that the treatment of strictly medical diseases has not made an 
equal advance. One reason for this opinion is that the results 
of surgery are plainly visible as the operations are done public- 
ly, while medical treatment is more quietly carried on and the 
results are concealed from view. In a sense, surgery is largely 
a question of mechanics. In doubtful cases, also, an * 'explor- 
atory incision" can often be made without harm, and the dis- 
ease exposed to sight and touch. Disorders of function, on the 
other hand, are much more complicated, and we can only infer 



104: LA3ISOX. 

the nature of the disease from its secondary effects. The 
greatest progress has been made in discovering the causes of 
disease, especially of the infectious diseases caused by micro- 
organisms, such as cholera, typhoid fever, diphtheria, pneu- 
monia and consumption. This knowledge h^s been of value 
chiefly in enabling us to prevent the occurrence of these dis- 
eases, a much more important matter even than the cure of 
the disease when established. But an exact understanding of 
the cause of disease is sure to lead to the discovery of means 
for its cure, and such discoveries are now only a question of 
time. In the treatment of many other diseases there has been 
important, if not very striking, progress. The first steps were 
discarding the old fashioned blood-letting, and other heroic and 
meddlesome forms of treatment. We now know the natural 
history of most diseases when let alone, and that many of them 
end spontaneously after running a definite, limited course. 

The use of the microscope has been of the greatest assist- 
ance in studying the course of disease. * * It reveals the 
evidence of tuberculosis, while all other signs of pulmonary 
disease are still doubtful. The opthalmoscope, invented by 
Helmholtz in l<sf)2 has now placed the diagnosis and treatment 
of visual disorders on a basis of mathematical accuracy. The 
laryngoscope, introduced in 1857, has made plain the diseases 
of the organs of speech and their treatment. The perfection 
of methods of auscultation and percussion has made possible 
the great modern advances in the diagnosis and progression of 
diseases of the heart and lungs. And so the story could be 
continued. 

The medical man now uses as many tools as the mechanic. 
but instead of being labor-saving devices they impose 
more labor upon him. while the patient reaps the benefit of the 
more thorough examination. The work of the physician de- 
mands patience, industry, accuracy, and, above all, good 
judgment. Medicine still offers an almost limitless field for 
research and discovery. The large number of well equipped 
hospitals and laboratories, with skilled observers, ever ready 
instantly to confirm or to compute alleged discoveries, make it 
certain that the progress of the future will be even more rapid 



LAMSO^-LOVEKLN^ 105 

and comprehensive than the progress of the past. * * 
Such is a very brief and imperfect outline of the condition and 
progress of medicine during the generation now drawing to a 
close. 



LOVERESTG, JOEGST DUDLEY, * 

Chester, N". H. 

1 Raymond, N". H., March 8, 1827. His 

father's name wasGilman 3 Lovering (Theophilus 2 , 
John Prescott 1 ). His mothers name, before mar- 
riage, was Sally Stevens. 

2 Kingston, N. II., under E. Gr. Dalton, 

and at South Berwick, Me., under Aurin M. Pay- 
son (D, C, 1840). 

3 Sarah Hidden Burnham Cogswell, of 

Essex, Mass., April 9, 1866, at Manchester, N. H., 
by the Kev. C. W. Wallace, D. D. She was b. at 
Hampstead, IN". H., the dan. of Humphrey Choate, 
and Sally Hidden (Burnham) Cogswell. 

After graduating, he had charge, for several 
terms, of the Kingston Acad., and in the spring of 
1855 visited the West, traveling through Illinois, 
Missouri and Kansas Territory. Finally settled in 
the town of Bethel, 111., and commenced the study 
of medicine in the office of J. P. Askew, M. D., of 
that place. In the fall of 1856 attended his first 
course of lectures at the Push Medical College, 
Chicago, 111.; and in 1857 entered into partnership, 
with his instructor, in the practice of medicine 
at Bethel. 

Being desirous of extending his travels in the 



106 LOVERIXG. 

South before a final settlement, he left Illinois in 
the spring of 1858, passed through Tennessee, 
Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia, and again en- 
tered upon the business of teaching at Eufaula, 
Ala. Continued in the South as a teacher till 1860, 
when he returned North . The Secretary had a 
delightful meeting with him at Chicago, in the fall 
of that year. They visited together the shore of 
the lake, when lashed by a furious northeast gale; 
a most sublime spectacle. 

He afterwards attended a second course of lec- 
tures at the Albany Medical School, X. Y., and 
took his degree of M. D. Prevented from return- 
ing South, according to previous design, by the re- 
bellion, in the spring of 1861, and finding an 
eligible location for a physician in the town of 
Essex, Mass., he there entered immediately upon 
the practice of his profession, and continued, "with 
k *a good degree of success," for nearly twenty 
years, till 1880. Thence to 1883, he was reported 
"in poor health at Manchester, X. II.;" but after- 
wards resumed practice at Newton Highlands, 
Mass., till his decease, March 18, 1891, of phthisis, 
aged 61 years. He left a pleasant home in New- 
ton, and at his funeral — which the Secretary, being 
Providentially in Boston on that day, took occasion 
to attend — very commendatory testimonials were 
given to his worth as a citizen, a physician, a 
Christian and a husband, by both his pastors, from 
the Essex and Newton Highlands Congregational 
churches. 

The notice below was in the "Boston Journal" 



LOVERE^G-McDUFFEE. 107 

of March 19, and first attracted the Secretary's 
attention : 

"Dr. John D. Lovering died, at his residence, in 
"Newton Highlands, Wednesday, March 18, after 
"a short illness, though he had been failing in 
"health for the jjast year. * * He settled at 
"Newton Highlands in 1883, where he has since 
"resided, engaging in a quiet practice, yet winning 
"esteem and confidence, universally, as a careful 
"and wise physician, and a most worthy citizen. 
"A widow survives him, and a twin brother and 
"sister, residing in the West. The funeral will 
"take place from his late residence, on Friday, at 
"3 o'clock, and the burial will be at Essex, Mass." 



McDUFFEE, FRANKLIN, * 

Rochester, N. H. 
Dover, N. H., August 27, 1832. 



parents were John and Joanna (Hanson) Mc- 
Duffee, the family being traced to Fyfe McDuff, of 
Scotland, A. D. 834; his immediate pedigree, — 
Franklin 5 , John 4 , John 3 , Daniel 2 , John 1 ; John 1 
having been at the Siege of Londonderry. 

2 The Rochester schools, and Gilmanton 

(N. H.) Acad., with Charles Tenney. 

3 Mary Fannie Hayes, of Rochester, Dec. 

4, 1861, by Rev. E. H. Richardson (D. C, 1850). 
She was b. in Milton, N. H., March 26, 1840, being 
the dau. of John and Sarah (Wingate) Hayes. 

4 I. John Edgar, b. Sept. 8, 1863. 



108 McDUFFEE. 

II. Willis, 1). Mar. 15, 1868, in Rochester. 

He entered upon the duties of cashier of the 
new Rochester Bank, Sept. 5, 1854, previously to 
winch time he was in the law office of Hon. Daniel 
M. Christie at Dover. 

Besides his business as cashier, he had a good 
deal of outside employment, administering upon 
estates, serving as director in an insurance com- 
pany, etc. AVas Town Superintending School 
Committee, First Selectman, Town Treasurer, 
President of the District Senatorial Convention, 
and for two years (1861 and 1862) Representative 
from Rochester in the State Legislature. He was 
a correspondent of the local newspapers; also for 
the "Boston Journal" and "Evening Traveller." 
In 1857 he took a pedestrian tour to Hanover and 
the White Mountains, 22,1 miles in about ten days. 
It was on this trip that he lost his way, and night 
overtook him — a night peculiar to that mountain- 
ous region. He was inhumanly denied a shelter 
from dwellings that he passed, and, as the result 
of cold and exposure during the whole night, was 
in feeble health for a long time, and was troubled 
with impaired hearing through life. For this 
reason, on leave of absence from business, he took 
a voyage to London, England, by sailing vessel, in 
1858, in company with his brother, J. Randolph 
McDuffee, who went away the picture of health, 
but returned feeling poorly, and died of consump- 
tion, in May of the following year. Himself was 
somewhat recruited on returning, after three 
month's absence, but came very near taking pass- 



McDUTTEE. . 109 

age upon the ill-fated "Austria" from South 
Hampton, hundreds of whose passengers were lost 
by the burning of that steamer. Providentially 
delayed, he sailed three days later from the same 
port, arriving in safety. 

He was afterwards cashier and treasurer, both of 
the Norway Plains Savings Bank, and the Roches- 
ter National Bank, for some fourteen years, until 
his death, which occurred Nov. 11, 1880, at the 
age of 48. About the year 1870 he joined the 
Cong. Church of Rochester, and two years after- 
wards was chosen deacon. Though so modest and 
retiring in his nature, he was looked upon as "the 
"great power," morally and religiously, among the 
laymen of the town. 

"His untiring efforts for the church, and, best of 
'all, his sympathies for the poor of earth, won him 
'true and steadfast friends. Many a five-dollar 
"note found its way into some needy pocket, the 
'grateful recipient not knowing, though perhaps 
'mistrusting sometimes, the generous hand that 
'gave it. He displayed little fondness for society, 
'and was not so easy of approach as some less 
'agreeable to meet. His intimate associates were 
'few, but to those he became strongly attached. 
'Flattery was foreign to his nature, but he was 
'ready to commend a good deed, and assist those 
'who needed assistance. He was one of the very 
'best and most entertaining speakers in Strafford 
'county, whether as a lecturer or in a social meet- 
'ing. As a writer he wielded a graceful and 
'truthful pen; his sketches of town history, pub- 



110 mcduffep:. 

"lished in the 'Courier' several years ago, being 
"models of simplicity, conciseness and fact." 

(From the pen, probably, of Class-mate Hay- 
ward.) 

His "Keport of Committee on Uniformity of 
"Work," presented at the annual meeting of the 
Grand Masonic Lodge of N. H., June 8, 186-1, was 
published in pamphlet form. 

Address, as "Orator of the Day," at a Citizens' 
Celebration, Rochester, July 4, 1801; published in 
"Rochester Weekly Courier" of the 8th. 

"Sketches of Town History of Rochester, N*. H.," 
in the "Courier," the series having reached the 
45th number in 1878. In consideration of these, 
he was elected a corresponding member of the 
Maine Historical Society. He was also a member 
of the N. H. Historical Society, and was invited by 
the same to publish, in a volume of their transac- 
tions, so much of his town history as had then been 
written. 

"Olden Times in Rochester," an address before 
the "Rochester Social Library Co.," in the Cong, 
meeting-house, April 1, 18(57; published in the 
"Courier." 

Address on Decoration Day, 1870, published, 
four columns, in the "Rochester Courier and Ad- 
vertiser" of June 6. 

He also delivered the "Address of ^Welcome" at 
the "Twelfth Annual Convention of the Y. M. C. 
"A's and Evan. Churches of X. H.," at Rochester, 
Oct. 23-26, 1879. 

His great literary work was posthumous; being* 



McDUFFEE. Ill 

"The History of the Town of Rochester, N". H.;" 
2 vols., and 32 full-page illustrations, edited and 
completed by Rev. S. Hayward (see his sketch) 
and published by a the author's family," as per 
their prospective circular of Mar. 10, 1893. 

This work is highly commended for its contents, 
and for the pains-taking and accuracy with which 
it is written. 

Our class-mate "was a son of Rochester, and as 
"such was keenly alive to the best interests of his 
"native town; and, though his large heart reached 
"farther out in God's universe, yet this was where 
"it centred." 

Mr. McDuffee was a member of the State Con- 
stitutional Convention in 1876, and took some part, 
but not conspicuously, in its discussions. 

He also patented a new "time lock," in 1875; 
but abandoned the manufacture. 

I. J. Edgar graduated at the Rochester High 
School in 1879. From childhood he has shown 
unmistakable evidence of a natural love and gift 
for music; early began the study of the pianoforte, 
and has been under the instruction of the best 
musical teachers. His compositions for piano 
number about twenty pieces; and in vocal music 
he has written twelve songs, besides many part 
songs, hymns, etc., all of which are characterized by 
serious thought, a thorough conception of the sub- 
ject in hand, and a happy adaptation of music to 
words. He traveled extensively throughout Eur- 
ope, one season, for the purpose of hearing great 
artists and famous organs and organists. As a 



112 McDUFFEE-MOORE. 

performer he is refined, and his touch is delicate 
and pleasing. Is music teacher, organist and 
musical director in Rochester. 

II. Willis, grad. at Dartmouth in 1890; is now 
editor and proprietor of the "Rochester Courier/' 
with W. W. Longee (D. C, 1888). They printed 
the catalogue of Dartmouth for 1893. 



MOORE, HENRY WOODBURY, 

GlLLISOXVILLE. S. C. 

1 Rock Spring, Beaufort District, S. C, 

Sept. 24, 1832. His pedigree is Henry W. 5 , John 4 , 
Nathaniel 3 , William* 2 , John *; his family belonging 
to the noble Scotch-Irish race who migrated from 
Scotland to Northern Ireland in the days of the 
Covenanters, and thence to this country, in great 
numbers, about the year 1719 and onwards. 

His father, John 4 , was b. in Peterborough, ~N. 
II., Jan. 20, 180-1; emigrated to South Carolina 
when a young man in mercantile connection with 
his uncle, John Ferguson, and there d. May 15, 
1871, aged (57 years and 4 months. Hie mother, 
before marriage, was Sabrina Beard. 

2 Gillisonville, under Messrs. Currell and 

Fielding. 

3 Martha Elizabeth Rowell, of Beaufort 

District, by the Rev. Moses Boynton, Jan. 30, 
1865. She was b. at Hilton Head, S. C, Feb. 24, 
1844, the dan. of Wm, Washington Rowell and 
nee Clementine Craddock. 



MOORE. , 113 

Mr. and Mrs. Rowell d. when their two children, 
Martha E, and William, were quite young. Mr. 
Peter Craddock raised them. 

4 I. Harry Craddock, b. June 20, 1866, 

in Beaufort District; d. July 25, 1867, at Hender- 
sonville, S. C, aged one year and one month. 
II. Anne Sabeina, b. Dec. 20, 1867. 
III. William Woodbury, b. Dec. 30, 1868 . 
IY. James Beard, b. Aug. 17, 1870. 
V. Henry Augustus, b. Jan. 18, 1873 
at Gillisonville, and there d. of pneumonia, June 5, 
1873, aged 5 months. 

VI. George Edward Haskell, b. April 
23, 1874, at Gillisonville. 

VII. Joseph Henry, b. Jan. 23, 1876, at 
Gillisonville. 

VIII. Kate Dubois, b. Feb. 14, 1878. 
IX. Franklin McDuefee, b. Dec. 12, 
1879; weight at birth, eleven pounds; named after 
his father's beloved class-mate, McDuffee, beside 
whom that father sat in college. He d. at Hender- 
sonville, Oct. 5, 1882, in his third year, of inflam- 
mation of the brain, after a few days' illness. "His 
a sweet temper and affectionate disposition had en- 
"deared him to all. We have found it hard to for- 
"get the selfishness of our human nature, and say, 
"sincerely, 'Thy will, O God, be done.' " 
X. Jane, b. Jan. 12, 1882. 
XI. Lois, b. Xov. 6, 1884. 
XII. Arthur Runnels, b. Dec. 31, 1885; 
named after President Arthur and the Class 
Secretary. 



\\± MOORE. 

XIII. Ida Anderson, b. Aug. 31, 1888. 
The above were all b. in Hendersonville, except as 

otherwise noted. 

He studied medicine with Dr. Thomas IT. Greg- 
orie, at Gillisonville, from the time of graduating 
till Nov., 1854, and during the spring and summer 
of 1855. Attended two courses of lectures at the 
South Carolina Medical College, Charlestown, S. 
C., the intervening and succeeding winters, finally 
graduating in the spring of 185(3. Repaired to 
New York City for hospital advantages and clini- 
cal instruction in April of the same year: spent the 
summer there, and returning, opened an office in 
Gillisonville, where he continued in the practice of 
medicine till April, 1858. Then removing to the 
Southwest, he finally established himself at Hous- 
ton, Texas; but was seized by the fever in Sept. 
and returned to South Carolina in Nov. of the 
same year. Resumed practice in Beaufort District. 
"At the commencement of the civil war, believing 
in the right of secession, and having voted for the 
ordinance, he joined the Beaufort District Troop, 
a cavalry company, for service in Virginia. Sub- 
sequently Dr. Moore received the appointment of 
assistant surgeon in the Confederate service: fol- 
lowed the fortunes of his regiment (2d S. C. Cav.) 
through the campaigns of 1862attd '63 in Virginia, 
Maryland and Pennsylvania; and. attached to 
Gen. Bragg's army, saw the (all of Fort Fisher, 
fought at North River, and had some severe skir- 
mishing near Goldsboro, X. C. Before the dis- 
bandment of Bragg's force- he was taken sick, and. 



MOORE. 115 

after a thre^e week's confinement, he and his nurse 
turned their horses homeward, thankful that they 
had seen the end. He assures us that during all 
this time he cherished no bitterness towards his 
brethren on the other side, and that on all occas- 
ions, he extended his sympathy and medical assist- 
ance, as a surgeon, with equal cordiality, toward 
the sick and fallen soldiers of the Union, as of the 
Confederate army. After the war, he followed 
hunting for several months, with his brothers, in 
the swamps of the Savannah river, marketing their 
game at the city of Savannah, Ga. 

During the reconstruction troubles in South 
Carolina, he was obliged to "refugee" with his 
family in Georgia, and he gives a racy description 
of his experience as "Principal of Morven Acad." 
for nine months, among the pine barrens of Brooks 
Co., Ga., in 1876-7. 

Since then he has been a practicing physician, 
teacher and farmer, near the village of Henderson- 
ville, Colleton District, his old time sports being 
relished, now and then, as keenly as ever, and the 
rod and line being frequently taken to go angling 
with his boys. 

He united with the Presbyterian Church at Mc- 
Phersonville, Beaufort Co., 'Nov. 1, 1875; but, 
there being no church of that order near his home, 
he has associated with the Methodist Episcopal 
Church of Hendersonville, and conducted a Bible 
class in their Sunday School on the Sabbath days. 
His medical practice is useful, but not lucrative, in 
the intervals of teaching. 



116 MOORE. 

He has also served as private tutor to his chil- 
dren, who have made fair advancement in their 
studies; while his farm, about one mile distant from 
the village, has continued to improve under the 
labor of himself and sons, till in 1892 it attained 
the profitable yield of three bales of cotton, from 
ten acres, 175 bushels of corn, and 100 bushels of 
sweet potatoes, with several varieties of choice 
fruit and well-fatted fowl. 

For about a month (Jan. and Feb., 1884) the 
Class Secretary was permitted to enjoy the genial 
hospitality of his Hendersonville home. They 
were weeks of rare pleasure; and a delightful visit 
was also enjoyed with his two brothers, John and 
James, at or near his father's old homestead in 
( iillisonville, where he was engaged as a teacher 
during part of the same winter. 

Our class-mate is a superior letter writer, and 
has favored the Secretary with a far greater num- 
ber of epistles than any other member of the class. 

Has always taken a prominent part in educa- 
tional affairs. For several years has served as 
Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Henderson- 
ville Graded School. 

II. Axxp: S., grad. at the Ladies' Sem. in Due 
West, S. C, in June, 1890; was engaged as a 
teacher in Hampton Co., and was m. to James F. 
Jackson, Sept. 22, 1892. They now reside in 
Charleston. Child (1) Frances McCauly Jack- 
son, b. June, 1893. 

III. WlLLlAJd W. and Loulie Peeples were in. 
Nov. 6, 1890, in Barnwell Village, where they now 




Prof. N. J. Morrison, D. D. 



MOORE-MORRISON. 117 

live. He is doing well as a business man. His 
first dau. d. at birth; second is named Catharine, 6 
months old (Aug., 1894). 



MORRISON, NATHAN JACKSON, 

Franklin, N. H. 

1 Franklin, Nov. 25, 1828. His father was 

Nathan Smith 5 Morrison, of Franklin, formerly 
Sanbornton, N. H., (Bradbury 4 , David 3 , John 2 , 
David 1 ), though of this immigrant ancestor there 
is a little doubt ; is supposed to have been among 
the Scotch-Irish who landed at Boston in 1718, 
and was afterwards at Haverhill, Mass. His 
mother, before marriage, was Susannah 7 Chase 
(Jonathan 6 , William 5 , William 4 , Jonathan 3 , 
Thomas 2 , Aquilla 1 ), also one of the old and highly 
respected families of Sanbornton. Aquilla 1 landed 
at Newburyport, Mass., in 1630. William 5 re- 
moved from Stratham, N. II., to Sanbornton, about 
1777, and was there first deacon of the Baptist 
Church. 

2 Sanbornton, under S. G. Taylor (D. C, 

1847), and D. Putnam (D. C, 1851) fat Meriden, 
N. H., under Mr. Baldwin, and at New Hampton, 
N. H., under Mr. Aaron W. Chaffin. 

3 Miranda Capen Dimond, from the resi- 
dence of the bride's mother, in Brooktyn, N. Y., 
Dr. R. S. Storrs, Jr., officiating, July 8, 1863. 
She was the dau. of Isaac Marquand and Sarah 
(Capen) Dimond, and was b. at the house of her 



118 MORRISON. 

grandmother, Mrs. Leonard Woods, in Enfield, 
Mass., Aug. 23, 1841. 

This grandmother was Miranda Colton, dan. of 
Dea. Rueben Colton, of Enfield; m., first, Theo- 
philus Capen, Jr., who was a graduate of Harvard 
( Jollege, and an eloquent lawyer, first in Salisbury. 
Tt., lastly in Gainesville, X. Y., where he d. Sept., 
1824, aged 34. His widow returned to Enfield; 
there m., second, Hon. Leonard Woods, as before 
hinted, and d. April 28, 18(30, aged 05. Of her 
four daughters, Rachel was, first, the wife of Dr. 
Gray, of Springfield, Mass., who was killed in the 
Norwalk bridge disaster, April, 18.32, and m., 
second, Charles Merriara, the eminent publisher of 
Springfield; Sarah, Mrs. Morrison's mother, b. June 
8, 1818, in Salisbury, "Vt., was one of the earliest 
graduates of Oberlin (Ohio) College; wrote a good 
deal for the periodical press — also a book entitled, 
"Home Whispers to Husbands and Wives" — and 
has always been noted for her ardent and active 
philanthrophy. She m., first, Isaac M. Dimond; b. 
Feb. 24, 1804, in Fairfield, Conn.; prepared for 
Yale College, but became a silversmith and mer- 
chant in New York City, and d. in Brooklyn Dec. 
16, 1862. She m., second, Hon. Douglas Putnam, 
of Marietta, O., where she now resides. Her chil- 
dren, besides Mrs. Morrison, were Mary Bates 
(Dimond), now of Marietta, a writer of prose and 
poetry; Sarah Capen and James Crocker, both d. 
young, and Henry Cipperly, who was educated at 
Marietta College, was a well read physician, but is 
now a manufacturer of agricultural implements 



MORRISONS 119 

with his father-in-law, Gen. A. S. Bushnell, in 
Springfield, Ohio. 

4 I. Sarah Dimoi^d, b. Oct. 12, 1865. 

II. Theodore Harlan, b. Oct. 15, 1869. 
III. Douglas Putnam, b. Sept. 29, 1872; 
all in Olivet, Mich. 

Sept. 4, 1853, he commenced a select school of 
12 weeks in Ac worth, N. H., and Jan. 2, 1854, left 
New Hampshire for Oberlin, Ohio, for the purpose 
of studying theology. Remained there two years, 
teaching two or three hours a day, during term 
time; also in the long winter vacations, first as pri- 
vate tutor in the family of Col. W. H. H. Taylor, 
son-in-law of the first President Harrison, and liv- 
ing in the original "log cabin" of 1840 celebrity, at 
North Bend, and next as Principal of a new High 
School in one* of the suburbs of Cincinnati. Was 
tutor in the languages of the preparatory depart- 
ment, Oberlin, one year, from Aug., 1855, and 
another year, retaining the tutorship, he resumed 
theological studies, which were finally completed 
in Aug., 1857. Was examined for licensure in the 
Christian ministry, by the Cleveland Conference of 
Cong. Churches, at Wellington, Ohio, Oct. 20, 
1857. Nov. 14, commenced labor at Rochester, 
Mich., and was ordained pastor of the Cong. 
Church in that place, Feb. 11, 1858, Rev. H. D. 
Kitchel, D. D., of Detroit, preaching the sermon. 
Closed his labors at Rochester, Oct. 16, 1859, hav- 
ing received the appointment of Professor of An- 
cient Languages in the new college at Olivet, 
Mich., where also he was pastor of the Cong. 



120 MORRISON. 

Church for three years, from Nov., L860, with 
designations in the catalogue for 1803-4 of "Pro- 
"fessor of Greek and Mental Philosophy," also 
"Librarian." 

At the annual commencement of Olivet College, 
July, I860, he was duly installed President of that 
institution; labored successfully for its advance- 
ment, and resigned his office in 1872. At the late 
celebration (June 20,1894) of the Semi-Centennial 
of Olivet College and Colony, Mr. Morrison was 
publicly credited with being "the second founder 
"of Olivet." 

Supplied the Cong. Church at Mattoon, 111., 
during which time he was maturing the plan of the 
future Drury College, at Springfield. Mo., which he 
took charge of at the organization in Sept., L873. 
He did a large amount of very hard work in and 

for this institution, which in its first five years had 

7 « 

made such progress as has rarely been reached by 
colleges of the West in that early period. He 
drew its charter, wrote out its courses of study, 
-elected nearly all its instructors and officers, pro- 
cured by personal solicitation most of its funds 
(nearly $400,000 in all), planned its buildings, and 
gathered a library of 19,000 vols. 

This college occupies a strategic point. 210 
miles southwest of St. Louis, in the march of New 
England civilization and culture toward the south- 
wot, in a growing town of 25,000 people; and 
through that our class-mate did a most important 
work in laving the foundations for Christian edu- 
cation in that portion of our country. The cata- 



MORRISON. 121 

logue for Drury College for 1882-83 presented a 
summary of 286 students, 49 of whom were in the 
college department. He was providentially led to 
resign his position December 31, 1887, and 
was immediately invited by Hon. John Eaton 
(D. C, 1854), then President at Marietta, Ohio, to 
a professorship in that college. He has held the 
department of Philosophy, i. e., "Psychology, Logic 
"and Ethics," also the "History of Philosophy" and 
"Christian Apologetics," which position he still re- 
tains (1894), besides preaching to feeble home 
missionary churches in the vicinity of Marietta. 

He received the honorary degree "S. T. D." or 
D. D. from Dart. College in 1868— the first of the 
class thus honored by our Alma Mater, and that 
of "LL. D." from the State University of Missouri 
in 1884. 

Took a tour in Europe the same year, in com- 
pany with Charles Merriam, Esq. (see above). 
They left this country June 24, 1868, and returned 
Nov. 21, having traveled through England, Ire- 
land, Scotland, France, Switzerland, Germany 
(down the Rhine), Prussia, Austria (Vienna to 
Venice) and Italy. 

He was President of the '-Missouri State Teach- 
ers' Association" in 1880. 

Has published (1) a "Memorial Address," on 
"Olivet College and its History," June 28, 1866. 

(2) "The Christian College," an address de- 
livered on the first anniversary of Drury College, 
at Springfield, Mo., June 25,1874; pamphlet 19 pp. 

(3) An essay read before the Springfield Asso- 



122 MORRISON. 

ciation, at Lebanon, Mo., Sept. 22, 1877, on the 
"Relation of Drury College to the Cong. Churches 
"of Southwestern Missouri;" "Springfield Patriot 
"and Advertiser," 3 1-2 columns. 

(4) "Decay of the People's Sense of Duty;" a 
Baccalaureate Sermon at Drury College, June 16, 
1878, from Eecl. 12:13 and Roman 3:17; pamphlet, 
22 pp. 

(5) "Young Men;" Baccalaureate at Drury, 
1882 (1st John 2:14); "Springfield Weekly 
"Patriot" of July 13. 

Dr. Morrison has been a frequent contributor to 
the local press of Marietta, and has written a book, 
"Fourteen Years in Drury College," which is now 
about ready for publication. 

The great sorrow of his life was the death of his 
dan., (I) Satjah D., April 13, 1891, aged 25 years 
and 6 months. Her illness was most painful. The 
best medical skill in Cleveland was called into 
requisition, and she lingered from Sept., 1890, till 
she fell "asleep in Jesus," "the light, joy and bless- 
ing of the household." A touching "Memorial" 
of her life, character and aims, with added tributes 
from various friends, was prepared by her mother; 
pp. 22. She was educated at Drury College, Mrs. 
Stearns* School in Amherst, Mass., and at Oberlin 
College. Early developed an unusually earnest 
and symmetrical Christian character; offered her- 
self to the A. B. C. F. M. for missionary work, 
with the Micronesian field in view, and was only 
prevented from entering it by her failing health. 
But she 4 kept up an active sympathy and helpful- 



MORRISON-MORSE. 123 

ness in religious work and organized a society of 
"King's Daughters," while lying on her bed of 
pain. She had begun writing for the press, a few 
of her productions being published. 

II. Theodore H., studied at the Betts Acad., 
Stamford, Ct., and atDrury and Marietta Colleges, 
graduating from the latter in 1892. Is now in the 
law department of the Northwestern University, 
Masonic Temple, Chicago, 111. 

III. Douglas P., was a student at Betts Acad. ; 
grad. from Marietta College in 1893, and is now 
studying electrical engineering in the Armour In- 
stitute, Chicago. 

He has proved a good student, and an earnest 
Christian. 



MOKSE, CHARLES OSGOOD, * 

Hanover, N. H. 

1 Newburyport, Mass., Sept. 4, 1824, being 

the son of Peter and Mary (Tewksbury) Morse. 
His father was b. Jan., 1777, and d. Nov. 20, 1841. 
His mother, b Aug. 3, 1784, after the death of her 
husband, removed, with her son, from Newbury- 
port to South Hampton, N. H., and d. July 9, 
1860, in her 76th year. 

2 Newburyport High School under Messrs. 

David P. Page and Roger S. Howard (D. C, 
1829), and at the Barnard School, South Hamp- 
ton, under Mr. Ezra W. Gale (D. C, 1843). He 
had been a student at Dartmouth a few years pre- 



1 24 MORSE. 

viously, and joined our class about the middle of 
our course. 

.') Belinda Merrill, at her residence in South 

Hampton, Jan. 1, 1851 (Dee. 31, 1850). 

He was the only one of our number who had a 
wife while in college. She was the dan. of Wil- 
liam and Susan (Jewell) Merrill, the father living 
and dying - at South Hampton. Her grandfathers 
were Parker Merrill and Jacob Jewell. 

4 I. Charles Austin, b. Dec. 2, 1861, in 

Newbury port. 

He read law three years at Newburyport, im- 
mediately after graduating, with Eben. F. Stone, 
Esq., and was admitted to the Essex bar in Sept.. 
1856. Resided and practiced law in Newburyport, 
firm of "Johnson & Morse," with eases in the 
Poliee, Superior, Supreme and U. S. District 
Courts (see Mass. reports). 

Prior to 1861:, had been three years in the Com- 
mon Coimeil of the city, and two years its Presi- 
dent, officiating also, politically, a- Secretary of the 
Mass. Democratic State Committee. In 1871, Mr. 
Morse was still an attorney and counsellor-at-law, 
25 State St., Newburyport, but in May. 1879. re- 
moved to Boston. Ma>>.. opening an office, first in 
Exchange Place, and afterwards on School St. 
He was a close student of political matters, and 
was quite prominently identified with the Demo- 
cratic party of the state for many years. He wrote 
for the press, more or less, all his life: was a great 
reader and much interested in astronomy in his 
later years. 



MORSE. 12 



o 



One of the most genial class letters the Secre- 
tary has ever received was from Bro. Morse, in 
1878; he says: "Should think it was time for 
"another 'Memorial,' though I have nothing to add 
"to my life-work. Fear I am like the servant who 
"had his one talent in a napkin. Have got that — 
"held my own — that is all! Thank God for so 
"much! * * Well, my dear R., we cannot all 
"or always be handsome; but while one is rich, and 
"another eminent, you and I will strive to be 
"good." It is with a feeling of sadness that w r e 
must add, he was not permitted to see this second 
class "Memorial," as he so evidently desired to do. 

He d. at his home, 33 West Cottage St., Dor- 
chester, Mass., Aug. 28, 1892, in his 68th year, 
after a lingering and painful illness of about eight 
months. 

He had not been really well for several years. 
Was a most patient sufferer in his last sickness, 
thinking much more of the comfort of those about 
him than of his own troubles. The last few weeks 
of his life he was totally blind, which was a very 
severe trial; but he maintained a steady cheerful- 
ness through all, and his attending friends are un- 
able to recall a complaining word. He seemed 
especially grateful for what was done for him, and 
had his reason (except for brief moments) to the 
last. On the Saturday afternoon preceding his 
death, early Sunday morning, he desired his son to 
read to him from Goldsmith's "Deserted Village," 
commencing, 
"His house was known to all the vagrant train," etc. 



\2() MOUSE. 

His end was very peaceful and bis last words, 

"I am happy." 

His funeral services in Boston, were conducted 
by the pastor of the Arlington St. (Unitarian) 
Church, with a brief service, attended by Rev. 
Albert W. Hitchcock at Xewburyport, where he 
was buried in the family lot in Oak Hill Cemetery. 

Notices of his death and funeral appeared in the 
Boston "Herald" and "Transcript" of Sept. 1. 
Besides alluding to other facts of his life, already 
brought out in this sketch, the "Herald" adds: 
"Of a quiet and unassuming nature, he was also a 
"man of the most generous instincts and his many 
"sterling qualities will be long remembered by his 

"friends." 

His son, (I) Charles A. Morse, grad. from the 
Brown High School in Ncwburyport, at about the 
age of 16, and had the honor of being the valedic- 
torian in a class of some 40 graduates. 

For the last fourteen years he has been in the 
East India line of trade (coffees, spices, gums, etc.) 
in Boston ; address "30 Central street." 

His mother resides with him, in very good 
health, with the mutual hope that they two may hv 
together, in God's good providence, for many 
years to come. 



MORSE. 127 

MOKSE, JOHN HERRICK, *, 

Brookfield, Vt. 
— Brookfield, May 20, 1826, and was the 



son of Elijah and Olive (Herrick) Morse. 

2 Wesley an Seminary, Springfield, Vt., 

and at the Green Mountain Liberal Institute, South 
Woodstock, Vt. 

3 Mrs. Delana Porter, of Bridgewater, 

South Dakota, Jan., 1890. "She was of suitable 
"age, a widow of rare gentleness and general ex- 
cellence, and made his last years very happy." 

Our record of Mr. Morse for the "Memorial" of 
1864 was quite scanty; to the effect that after grad- 
uating he taught for some time in Wisconsin; next 
resided in Illinois, and was then living at Deerfield, 
Steele Co., Minnesota, engaged in teaching and 
farming. Was said to be leading a very secluded 
life on his farm, entirely alone, though still finding 
companionship in his books. 

His brother, Mr. D. A. Morse, of Brookfield, Yt., 
and his sister, Mrs. Sarah M. Arnold, of North 
Randolph, have since supplemented this report, as 
follows: After graduating, in 1853, he spent con- 
siderable time in his native town teaching, before 
going West; finally located in Deerfield, Minn., 
there remained several years on a farm ; did some 
public business; practiced surveying, and was jus- 
tice of the peace. His post office address in 1878 
was "Medford, Steele Co., Minn." (his home prob- 
ably remaining the same). 

"Some years later, he had a run of lung fever. 



128 MORSE-OAKES. 

"from which he never wholly recovered, leaving his 
"lungs in a bad state." 

In 1889, "he sold his farm, and soon after came 
"East to visit his relatives and friends." 

On returning West, "he took up his residence 
"at Bridgewater, S. D., the previous home of his 
"wife. He had not been able, for many years, to 
"do much work, his lungs and his heart being a 
"great affliction to him, though confined to his bed 
"in his last illness only a short time. He thought 
"he might rally till the day before he died. He 
"said, 'Jesus was the Corner Stone.' " 

He expired Jan 23, 1893, at Bridgewater, aged 
(5(5 years and 8 months. 

His sister remarks that when he was a young 
lad "and commenced studying arithmetic he would 
"come home from school and tell how and why his 
"examples were done," with remarkable facility. 

This is confirmed by our remembrance of him in 
the class-room, that he excelled as a mathematician 
rather than a linguist. 



OAKES, VALENTINE B., * 

Sangervtllk, Me. 

1 Sangerville, Dec. J-, 1828. His parents 

were Col. William and Mary (Weymouth) Oakes; 
his father passing from Sangerville to his final 
home in 1873, at the age of 78, and his mother in 
1887, aged 89 years. His sister, Mrs. Mary E. O. 
Ripley, our correspondent, after the lapse of years, 



OAKES. 129 

says : "Nothing more was ever heard of my dear 
"brother." His personal record, below, must there- 
fore remain substantially as it was in the first 
"Memorial." 

2 Foxcroft (Me.) Acad. Took the first of 

his collegiate course at Waterville College, Maine, 
and came to Dartmouth onr Senior year, in the 
spring of 1853. 

He taught the Acad, at Warren, Me., one year, 
1854; studied law with his brother, A. P. Oakes, 
Esq., at Waldoboro, Me., 1855, and practiced his 
profession, three years (1856-8), at Damariscotta, 
Me. Removed thence to Minnesota, and spent the 
most of three years in "exploring," eighteen months 
of which were passed in the Red river country, and 
the then Dakota Territory. 

Enlisted in Minn., Dec. 23, 1861, as a private in 
the regular army (not the volunteer service), com- 
pany B, 12th Infantry, 1st Brigade; afterwards 
Syke's Division, Army of the Potomac. 

Was promoted to the office of sergeant, but was 
killed, as is supposed, June 27, 1862, during Mc- 
Clellan's retreat before Richmond, Va. 

A letter to his sister from a comrade (Edgar A. 
Watson) , dated at Cedar Point, July 5, 1862, says : 
"Your letter came for your brother by to-day's 
"mail, but he was not here to receive it. On Fri- 
"day of last week, June 27, we were called up in 
"line of battle to receive the enemy. They came 
"on, and we fought about two hours, when the 
"enemy made a desperate charge on our right 
"flank, driving us back and killing a great many. 



130 OAKES-PALMER. 

"The men went in every direction. Your brother, 
"when last seen, was across the Chiekahominy, 
"with a few others. The rebel cavalry were then 
"charging in that direction, but your brother said 
"he 'would die before he would give up,' and it is 
"supposed that he was either killed or taken pris- 
oner. He has not been seen or heard from since. " 

His friends have never received further infor- 
mation from Mr. Watson, or from other sources. 

His well remembered spirit and energy, and his 
known courage on the field of battle lead us to 
conclude that he there found a patriot's grave. 
"Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori." 



PALMER, WILLIAM STKATTON, 

Orfordville, N. H. 

1 Orfordville, Aug. 6, 1827; the son of 

Stephen West and Nancy (Stratton) Palmer. 
Stephen West Palmer came with his father to 
Orford, in his boyhood, from Warren, Ct., late 
in the eighteenth century. His grandfather was a 
physician, and came to Warren from Scotland, Ct. 

2 Thetford (Vt.) Acad., under Principal 

Hiram Orcutt. 

3 Fannie Parish Walbridge, Feb. 5, 1855, 

at Brookfield, Vt., the place of her early residence] 
being the youngest dan. of Williams Walbridge. 
who came to Brookfield from Stafford, Ct. 

He taught at Kingston, R. I., for two years, 
alter graduating, and then accepted the office of 




REV. WILLIAM STRATTON PALMER, D.D. 



PALMER. 131 

Principal of Berwick Acad., at South Berwick, Me., 
which he held till the spring of 1856. From that 
summer till Jan., 1859, was Principal of the Cen- 
tral High School in Cleveland, Ohio, his daily 
routine being to give instruction in Latin and 
Greek, and several of his pupils afterwards grad- 
uating at Dart, and Western Reserve Colleges. 
Leaving Cleveland, he studied Hebrew at Orford- 
ville, chiefly without a teacher, till Sept., 1859. 
He was approbated to preach in May, 1859, by 
the Orange Association assembled at Dr. Lord's in 
Hanover; and supplied the pulpit more or less at 
Littleton, N. H., the following summer. From 
Sept., 1859, till Aug., 1861, he attended the lec- 
tures of Profs. Park, Shedd and Phelps, at the An- 
dover Theological Seminary, preaching most of the 
Sabbaths in various pulpits. Finally settled under 
peculiarly favorable circumstances, at Wells Piver, 
Vt., being ordained and installed over the Cong. 
Church in that village, Feb. 19, 1862. Here he 
continued for twelve and a half years, seeing the 
small church of 1862 become one of the strongest 
in the State, and specially remarkable for the 
energetic and devout business and professional men 
in its membership; while the tone of society in the 
village and vicinity was happily transformed. 

Among the pleasing incidents of this pastorate 
was the celebration of his "tin wedding," Feb. 5, 
1865, when Bro. Burton tied the knot anew and 
his parishioners crowded the parsonage, bringing 
quantities of tinware, and other expressions of their 
good will to the total value of some $200. 



132 PALMER. 

Though his salary had from time to time been 
increased to $1,200, and use of parsonage, yet he 
felt it his duty, in 187J:, disregarding proffered 
fields in other directions, to accept the call of the 
Second Cong. Church in Norwich, Ct., where he 
was installed in Sept., class-mate Hulbert preach- 
ing the sermon. 

Here his labors were also blessed by the acces- 
sion of 107 during the first four years, to the 
membership of the church, and were continued 
successfully for fifteen years, when, owing to his 
failing health, suddenly, and greatly to the regret 
of his congregation, he resigned, Sept. 15, 1889, to 
take effect Oct. 1. 

He then spent nearly one year in a European 
tour, hardly again expecting to be of effective ser- 
vice; but, on returning to this country, consented, 
doubtfully, to supply the pulpit of the late Dr. 
Post, in St. Louis, Mo., for two or three months, if 
able. His health improved under "the inspiration 
"of ministering to so intelligent a church," and he 
remained six months with the unanimous desire 
that he still prolong his term of service. 

For that work he deemed his health too imper- 
fect .; but the following June he delivered the 
annual address to the Y. M. C. A. of Marietta 
College in Ohio. The next twelve months, having 
taken up his residence in Norwich Town, he 
preached in several pulpits — longest in Dr. Mem- 
man's Central Church, Worcester, Mass. July and 
Aug., 1892, he supplied the Plymouth Church of 
Minneapolis, Minn., which numbers over 1000 mem- 



PALMER. 133 

bers, and is said to have 100 college graduates in 
its congregation. The next summer he was in- 
vited to render a similar service to the same 
church, and also invited to take charge of the Pil- 
grim Church in St. Louis, upon Dr. Stimson's 
resignation, till a permanent pastor could be secured. 

Though greatly improved in health, he deemed 
it unsafe to undertake the work of a large parish, 
and while retaining his residence in Norwich 
Town, in November, 1892, he accepted the pas- 
toral care of the church in the neighboring historic 
town of Lebanon, Ct., the home of the Trumbulls, 
and the birthplace of Connecticut's war Governor, 
Buckingham. That pastorate he still holds, and 
has seen his labors crowned with a gratifying de- 
gree of success. Meanwhile, to a degree quite be- 
yond all expectation of his friends, he has regained 
his former health and vigor. 

Though our class-mate declined giving publicity 
to his Thanksgiving sermon in 1864, when urged 
to do so by his Wells River people, yet (1) The 
Funeral Sermon of Conductor Fisher was published 
by the Boston, Concord & Montreal Railroad ; and 
(2) articles in the National S. S. Teacher of 1889, 
on "Aim in Teaching" and "Personal Responsi- 
bility for the Conversion of Sinners," were repub- 
lished in other journals, one of them in London, 
England. 

There were also published (3) his "Address at 
"the Convention of Y. M. C. A's.," in St. Johns- 
bury, Vt., 1870, in the Proceedings of that Conven- 
tion; 5 1-2 pp. 



134 PALMER. 

(4) Articles in the "National S. 8. Teacher," 
Chicago, Jan., 1871, and afterwards on "Jesus, the 
"Christ, a Theme of Study." 

(5) "A Centennial Review" of his church in 
Norwich, by request, 187G. 

(6) A "Memorial of Eev. Silas McKeen, D. D.," 
of Bradford, Vt., in the July number of the Cong. 
Quarterly, 1878. 

(7) A paper upon "Church Work not Directly 
"Religious," read at the annual meeting of the 
Connecticut General Conference at Bridgeport, in 
1881, published in the Minutes of that body. 

(8) "Review of Fifteen Years' Pastorate in 
"Norwich," published by the church. 

(9) Frequent writings for newspapers, etc. 

Bro. Palmer served on the Examining Com- 
mittee of our Alma Mater in Nov., 1861, and upon 
the Examining Committee of Andover Theological 
Seminary in 1881. He was a member of the 
National Congregational Councils, in Boston, in 
1865, and in New Haven in 1871; in both cases as 
a delegate of the Orange County Conference. He 
preached the anniversary sermon before the grad- 
uating class of Tilden Seminary, West Lebanon, 
N. H., in 1869, and delivered the annual address 
in the same institution in 1873. 

At the Dartmouth Commencement in 1880, the 
Trustees honored him with the degree of Doctor 
of Divinity. 

Dr. Palmer's duties as Chairman of a Board of 
Education in Norwich prevented his meeting with 
us at our 30th class anniversary meeting in 1883; 




^A0u2xW At (klAjcAA^ 



PALMER-PARKER. 135 

but he favored us with his presence at the 40th, in 
1893, though then in much less perfectly restored 
health than he enjoys at present. 



PAKKEK, ISAAC AUGUSTUS, 
Woodstock, Vt. 

1 South Woodstock, Dec. 31, 1825. He 

was the son of Isaac and Lucia (Wood) Parker; 
(Isaac A. 4 , Isaac 3 , Eleazer 2 , Zechariah 1 ), his 
mother's family being from Middleboro, Mass., of 
strictly Puritan descent. His great-grandfather, 
Zechariah Parker, lived in Mansfield, Ct. 

2 Ludlow, Vt., under W. B. Bunnell, and 

at South Woodstock under John Ward. 

3 Sarah Ann Labaree, of Hartland, Vt., 

Feb. 18, 1856, at Glover, Vt., by the Rev. George 
Severance. 

Her parents were William and Parthena (Whit- 
more) Labaree, and she was b. Jan. 8, 1827, in 
Weathersfield, Vt. ; being a great-granddaughter of 
Peter Labaree, of Chariest own, N. II., who was 
there taken captive by the Indians, and conveyed 
to Canada in Aug., 1754. The Labaree family is 
of Huguenot descent. She was graduated at Thet- 
ford (Vt.) Acad., under Hiram Orcutt, as Princi- 
pal, in 1853; and d. at Galesburg, 111., June 16, 
1889, aged 62 years and 5 months. At her fun- 
eral "Dr. Tomlinson spoke touchingly of the quiet, 
"simple goodness of this noble woman, and re- 



13(5 PARKER. 

"minded the mourning friends that there were two* 
"sides to the picture of death, the earthward and 
"the liea ven ward." 

"President White remarked upon the deep spirit- 
uality of the departed; a spirituality so full, so 
"strong, so impressive as to make the invisible 
"world stand forth as the real world, the eternal 
"life as the actual." Students, alumni and friends, 
in large numbers, revealed, by their presence and 
demeanor, the dec]) regard in which Mrs. Parker 
was held by all. 

4 I. Izah Texxey, b. Jan. 24, 1857, at 

Glover, Tt. 

IT. William Augustus, b. June 25, 
1860, in Galesburg, 111. 

He was Principal of the Orleans Liberal Insti- 
tute at Glover, Yt., from Sept., 1853, to Nov., 
1858. Was appointed Professor of Ancient Lan- 
guages (afterwards Williamson Prof, of Greek) in 
the Lombard University at Galesburg, 111., in the 
autumn of 1858, and commenced his labors in the 
December following, which have continued till the 
present, a period of nearly 36 years. This is one 
of the longest continuous terms of service in the 
-nine locality, field and department, without inter- 
ruption, to be noticed in our brotherhood as a 
class. Nothing but Allen's and Lamsou's medical 
careers are, thus far, found to rival it. 

Prof. Parker remarked in 18G4 that he had been 
employed, since graduating, "in institutions of 
"learning poorly provided with funds and impos- 
ing the most arduous labors on teachers," and that 



PARKER. 137 

he had devoted all his time and energies to this 
field of labor. 

He certainly now merits the commendation due 
to those who "endure unto the end." He has 
nobly sustained himself; and has been nobly sus- 
tained. He is still able to do his work in the Uni- 
versit} 7 without difficulty, and has the satisfaction 
of knowing that the Institution in which he has 
labored so long is better endowed than formerly — 
and hence able to do more efficient work — and that 
its future prospects are bright. 

In order to make his beloved daughter as com- 
fortable as possible in her California home, he built 
a house for her at Banning; and observing that fruit- 
raising was profitable, he bought ten acres of land 
and planted it with trees. He says (Oct., 1891), 
"In the four long summer vacations which I spent 
"in California, my life was very diverse from what 
"it was in Illinois, Surroundings, employments 
"and climate were so different, that I seem to have 
"been leading a dual life for the last four years. 
"The little community in which we resided was 
"very near an Indian reservation, and we saw 
"nearly as many Indians and Mexicans as people of 
"our own race. I made pleasant acquaintances 
"there, and had some dear friends. The people were 
"very kind to my daughter. I have learned espec- 
ially to respect and esteem a few Indians with 
"whom I became acquainted." 

His address before the Glover Library Associa- 
tion in 1855 was published in pamphlet form, by 
request of the Association. 



138 PARKER, 

More recently, his address at a convention of 
teachers. Also, several articles in newspapers. 

He was presented with the honorary degree of 
"Doctor of Philosophy" from Bnchtel College, 
Akron, Ohio, Jnne, 1892. 

I. Izah T., never attended the public schools, 
but received instruction at home in her earlier 
years, and at the age of eight could decline a 
Greek noun or conjugate a Latin verb. Grad. 
from the Lombard University, June, 1876, in the 
classical course, and for nine years taught accept- 
ably in the public schools of Galesburg, and in the 
preparatory department of the College, till declin- 
ing health compelled her to give up her arduous 
duties in the schoolroom. For two years prior to 
1887 she showed indications of pulmonary disease, 
but made a brave fight for life, from first to last, 
and in Dec. of that year repaired to the Pacific 
slope, hoping that the balmy climate of Southern 
California might restore her failing health. This 
was ever afterwards her earthly home, residing at 
Banning, San Bernardino County, where her kind 
disposition made her many friends. Her skill, as 
an artist, was quite superior, as her sketches and 
paintings attest. She was an earnest worker, and 
a most estimable woman, whose early death her 
many friends will greatly deplore. 

She d. of consumption at Banning, Sept. 10, 
1891, aged 34 years, 7 months and 17 days. She 
was buried in Galesburg beside her dear mother, at 
Hope Cemetery, amid such expressions of sym- 
pathy and such a wealth of floral tributes as we 



PARKER-PARSONS. 139 

have rarely seen described. 

II. William A., grad. from Lombard Univer- 
sity in 1880; chose the vocation of a civil engineer. 
Has done engineering work in Illinois, Indiana, 
Iowa, Wisconsin and Texas, mostly in constructing 
railroads and railroad bridges. Was employed two 
or three years in Chicago, 111. Just at present 
(April, 1894), has charge of the construction of 
water works in Rush ville, 111. 



PARSONS, CHASE PRESCOTT, * 

GiLMANTON, N". H. 

1 Gilmanton, Nov. 10, 1832. His earliest 

ancestor in this country was probably Josiah Par- 
sons, of Cape Ann, Mass., and he was the son of 
Josiah, Esq., and Judith (Badger) Parsons, of 
Gilmanton, his father being principal of the Gil- 
manton Acad., for many years ; b. Sept. 26, 1781; 
d. Dec. 9, 1842, aged 61. His pedigree, though 
slightly doubtful, is probably as follows: Chase 
P. 5 , Josiah 4 , Abraham 3 , Abraham 2 , Josiah 1 , as 
above; Abraham 3 marrying Abigail Burleigh, the 
grandmother of our class-mate. 

2 Gilmanton Acad., under the Rev. Charles 

Tenney. 

3 Hattie A. Howes, at Evansville, Ind., in 

1863 — a native of Evansville, but the dau. of 
Massachusetts parents. 

4 I. Kate Emily, b. 1864, at Evansville. 

II. Mary Howes, b. at Evansville. 



140 PABSONS. 

III. Lewis Wheeler, b. April 2, 1870. at 
Cairo. 111. 

Being disabled by sickness from fulfilling an en- 
gagement to the City High School, Cleveland, O., 
he passed the first year after graduating partly at 
home, and partly near the sea shore. In Sept., 
1854, took charge of the Atkinson (X. H. ) Acad., 
remaining at that post for two and a fourth years. 
Xext became principal of the Gilmanton Acad. — 
his father's old charge — where he continued till 
1858. One year was then passed in the High 
School at Evansville, Ind.. and another year in 
charge of the classical department of the High 
School at Xenia, O. Travelled on business con- 
nected with the Indiana State Board of Education ; 
and, in 1861, taught a female school at Washing- 
ton, Ind. Was called from that to the High School 
in Biddeford, Me., where he remained until the 
winter of 1862-3, and then accepted an urgent in- 
vitation to return to his former position in the 
Evansville High School. 

For a short time, including the year 1870, he 
Avas in business at Cairo, 111., firm of Parsons & 
Davis, Queen's-ware dealers; but he seems to have 
gravitated back to his old field at Evansville (for 
the third time), and to his well-tried vocation of 
teaching, which he continued till his death, June 13, 
1879, of rheumatism of the heart, in the 47th year 
of his age. His associate teachers in Evansville 
passed upon him the following eulogy, which after- 
wards appeared in the ""Boston Journal": 

"'In the death of Prof. Chase P. Parsons, we have 



PARSONS. 141 

"lost a friend who gave to us in our days of dis- 
tress a genuine, heartfelt sympathy, and in our 
"hours of joy, his brightest smiles; a friend who 
"never allowed his own personal ills or wrongs to 
"be apparent. As a fellow-teacher we would bear 
"testimony to the great earnestness and thorough- 
ness of his work, for his high conception of duty, 
"made every day of his life as though it were his 
"last day. His superior scholarship and ripejudg- 
"ment, combined with his constant courtesy, made 
"him ever a most valuable assistant in all the diffi- 
culties of the profession, l^o one can realize the 
"cultured manliness of our dead companion as we, 
"who have shared the benefits and honors of his 
"toil. To the family of Professor Parsons we 
"would say that he has left a heritage of noble 
"memories and Christian virtues, which, while it 
"deepens the intensity of your grief, will in the 
"years to come be a most precious legacy." 

The Rev. Mr. Adams, his pastor, and pastor of 
the Walnut St. Church, Evansville, preached a 
sermon at his funeral, liberal extracts from which 
have gone upon our class records. "With what 
"concientious fidelity he did his work many of you 
"can witness; never sparing himself; and so loyal 
"to duty that be constantly sought to inspire others 
"with his lofty ideals. With such intensity did he 
"strive to do this that he sometimes seemed severe 
"when he was only trying to lead others to be true 
"to God and to duty. * * He was conscien- 
tious in a profession where it often goes un- 
"noticed and unrewarded; yes, when it often 



142 PAKSON s-PEKR IX . 

••meets nothing but unkind criticism, and even sees 
"unfaithfulness winning the prize. But it did not 
''matter. When duty called it was not for him to 
"falter. Rarely is it given to friends to 

•'watch so long the certain coming of death, while 
"the one who is called, with unclouded mind, 
"watches with them. And so in the midst of great 
"suffering, he patiently, calmly awaited the great 
"change. The everlasting arms were underneath 
"him, and the word of his God, so often tested be- 
"fore, did not fail him. What a commentary is 
"this — such a life and such a death — upon the 
"Gospel, where k life and immortality are brought 
" 'to light.' And now when his work seemed only 
"half done, he has fallen. His family needed him — 
"God only knows how much. This Church sorely 
"needed him. He was needed everywhere where 
"men are needed, and never more than now." 



PERRIX, DAXIEL, * 
XoirniMORELAXD, Pa. 

1 Xorthmoreland, Wyoming Co., Pa., Dec. 

23, 1822, being the son of Calvin Perrin. 

2 Wesleyan Academy. North Wilbraham, 

Mass.; at the West Killingly (Ct.) Acad., under 
George Canning Williams (D. C, 1844), and at 
Hanover, X. H., from Jan. 1, 1849, by private 
study, without an instructor. 

3 Emily M. Handall, of Killingly, Ct., (one 

of his pupils), Jan. 29, 1854. It was to this mar- 



PERRIN. 143 

riage that allusion was made in the introduction to 
our former "Memorial," where it is said that "one 
"of our shortest men, in obedience to the ruling 
"maxim of his life, 'aim high,' selected the tallest 
"among his students, who he thought had other 
"qualifications equal to her stature, wooed, and, al- 
"most contrary to his expectations, won!" 

4 I. Julia, b. June 22, 1856, at Paw Paw, 

111. 

II. Frank Judson, b. April 11, 1858, at 
Paw Paw. 

III. George, b. March 23, 1861, at Wil- 
son's Grove, la. 

IY. Celta, b. Aug. 26, 1863, at Wilson's 
Grove. 

Y. Charles, b. 1866. 

YI. John, b. 1868, and four others, one 
son and three daughters; it being stated, on good 
authority, that the whole number of our class- 
mate's children was ten, five sons and five daus. 
The names of the four youngest, and the recent 
records of the family have failed to reach us. 

In August, 1853, he commenced labor in the 
West Killingly Acad., Ct., and continued success- 
fully for nearly two years. In May, 1855, he re- 
moved to the West, and leaving his family at ISTor- 
wal'k, O., spent the summer in exploring as far as 
Iowa. In Sept., located at Paw Paw Grove, Lee 
Co., 111., where he remained as teacher of an 
acad., till March, 1859, and then settled, upon his 
own farm, at Wilson's Grove, Fayette Co., Iowa. 
He there divided his attention between teaching 



1T1 PEERIX. 

and farming, with something attempted at writing 
and lecturing. Held the offices of Town Clerk, 
Justice of the Peace, and member of the County 
Board of Supervisors. The pastor of the West 
Killingly Cong. Church remarked that he was a 
highly esteemed teacher in that place, and that they 
scarcely ever had a better principal in their school. 
Through his whole experience as a teacher, about 
2000 pupils were under his care. 

His poem. "The Students' Revery," pronounced 
at our commencement July 27. 1853, Avas pub- 
lished in the "Dartmouth" for July. 1808. 

His voice had failed (Feb. 24. 1872). so that he 
was obliged to give up teaching. Was then own- 
ing and carrying on a good farm of 210 acres at 
AYilson's Grove, and writing often for the county 
papers. He sent us the pictures of his four boys. 
A letter from his second son to Class-mate Hay- 
ward, under date of Sept. 15, 1883. at Danielson- 
ville. Ct. (where he was attending school), in- 
formed us that our class-mate, finding the climate 
of Iowa too cold for his diseased throat, resolved, 
in 187-1. to try Texas. The farm at Wilson's 
Grove was sold in March, and the family sent to 
live with his brother, Mr. Ezra Perrin, while he 
went to Texas, "prospecting." After three weeks, 
he bought 177 acres of land, twenty-five mile- 
north of San Antonio, and wrote for his family t<» 
come on. The land was unimproved, and they 
lived in a tent, until a house could be built, which 
he did himself, drawing the lumber from San An- 
tonio. Two of hi- boye were now old enough to 



PERRIN. 145 

take hold of the work, and twenty acres were 
ready to plant in Feb., 1875, which amount was in- 
creased from year to year, till now (1883) they 
planted 60 acres, corn, cotton and oats being the 
principal crops, and the rest of the land being used 
as pasture. 

He adds: "Concerning my father's death, dur- 
"ing the winter of 1879, he had not seemed very 
"strong; but had kept along with his work every 
"day. His appetite was poor, and he was rather 
"thin in flesh, but was never troubled with any 
"cough, unless he took cold. About three weeks 
"before his death he came in from the field where 
"he had been ploughing, and after feeding the 
"horses I noticed him lying down on some husks, 
"in one corner of the crib. After perhaps half an 
"hour, he went into the house and retired early. 
"The next day he did not go out to work, but re- 
"mained in the house, writing or reading, and so 
"continued for two or three days, lying down oc- 
casionally, but eating almost nothing. As his 
"strength failed from lack of food, he was more 
"confined to the bed, until he grew so weak that 
"he was unable to rise at all, and so his life went 
"quietly out without a struggle. The doctor pro- 
"nounced it liver trouble. He had full control of 
"his mind to the last, and sent for such men as he 
"wanted to see about settling his business affairs." 

Mr. Perrin's death occurred early in 1880, at the 
age of 57 years and about 2 months. In June, 
1878, his wife had left Texas to visit her old home 
in Connecticut, returning in October. His oldest 



14(5 PEKKIN-PERRIN. 

son, (II) Fraxk J., also came North in August, 
1879, for the purpose of attending school in Dan- 
ielsonville, and was there when his father died. 
He returned home in August, 1881, and the next 
older son, (III) George, repaired to the same 
place (see above) in December following. 

The two oldest girls, (I) Julia, and (IV) 
Celia, were m. in Texas, and settled within a few 
miles of their parents' home. 

The P. O. address of Mrs. Perrin, in 1883, was 
"Leon Springs, Texas." 



PERKIK, HENRY MAKTYN", 

Berlent, Yt. 

1 Berlin, June 23, 1829, and labored with 

his parents on the home farm until after he was 

18 years of age. 

2 Thetford, Yt., under Hiram Orcutt, en- 
tering Dartmouth our Sophomore year. 

3 Mary Achley, from the house of her 

father, in Ovid, Mich., May 1, 1862; her parents 
were farmers. 

4 I. Lucy, b. Aug. 25, 1863. 

II. Ella Luella, b. Aug. 7, 1866, both 
at St. John's, Mich. 

He remained at home during the fall of 1853, 
and the winter following went to Albany, N. Y., 
for the finishing of bis law studies, which he com- 
menced the winter before. Was admitted to the 
Bar of New York, at Albany, the next spring 



perrin. 147 

(1854), and removed immediately to Terre Haute, 
Ind., where he was again admitted to the Bar, and 
continued sometime in practice. Moved by a 
'■spirit of emigration," he travelled over the North- 
west quite extensively, and was variously em- 
ployed in professional and manual labor, with resi- 
dence mostly at Detroit, Mich., until 1857. He 
then settled at St. John's, Mich.; was re-admitted 
to the Bar — neither certificates of previous admis- 
sions, nor diplomas, being in his possession — and 
has there continued till the present time (1894), in 
the practice of his profession. 

He was honored, prior to 18(54, with the office of 
Judge of Probate. 

He received the honorary degree of "Master of 
"Arts," from Olivet College, Mich., at the annual 
commencement, July, 1865; and his first degree 
from our Alma Mater, in 1870. 

Was elected to the Michigan State Senate in 
1864; and was reported at our class meeting in 
1873, as being an active member and supporter of 
the Cong. Church at St. John's, contributing from 
$300 to $500 a year for the support of its ministry 
and other ordinary expenses. When, in 1869, by 
vote of the class, we made a contribution to aid 
our class-mate, Young, in his astronomical re- 
searches at Dartmouth (he being Professor there 
at the time), Mr. Perrin contributed nearly one- 
half, or $100 out of the $215 which were raised. 
His law firm, "Perrins & Baldwin," was constituted 
May 1, 1867, and still exists ; being one of the old- 
est law firms in the State. 



148 PERK IX. 

He has also been engaged in agricultural pur- 
suits, to some extent, working a marsh farm in the 
vicinity of St. John's. 

Our class-mate, though leading a roving life the 
first few years after leaving College, yet, since 
1857, has been one of the most stationary and per- 
severingly successful of our membership, remain- 
ing for 37 years in one locality, profession and line 
of usefulness. Pecuniarily, he seems to have been 
one of our most highly prospered men ; and that he 
is inclined to use his money for others' benefit, we 
have just given evidence. 

Both Mrs. Perrin and himself were badly injured 
by a distressing railroad accident in Xew York, in 
1889 (of which below) ; but could report them- 
selves Jan., 1893, as "nearly recovered, and still 
"spared to each other. Xo additional honors or 
•'emoluments; but very grateful for an apparent 
••competence. Would really be delighted to meet 
"the rear guard once more before we cross the 
"river. But God only knows. Let us trust." 

( )ur brother says, respecting a blank page of 
manuscript, which we hoped he would fill: "Do 
"what you please with page 310, only save my life! 
"As the politicians would say, 'I am in the hands 
" 'of my friends.' ('all on me for the sinews of 
"war when wanted." 

While in College, we always accorded to Bro. 
Perrin a wonderful spirit of independence (and we 
really admired it!) even to the time and manner of 
bis taking his diploma. 

T\ e make the same concession to him now. AYe 



FERRIS-PUTNAM. 149 

let him have his own way of doing things, and ac- 
cept the very unassuming style in which he dis- 
poses of himself and of his ancestry ; though still 
unhappily in the dark as to how "Little Perrin," 
(Daniel), and "Big" or "Tall Perrin," (Henry M.), 
may possibly have been related! 

The elder of his two daughters, (I) Lucy, was 
m. to Dr. Henry Palmer, Sept. 26, 1887, and re- 
sides in St. John's, Mich. They have one child, 
(1) Euth E. Palmer, b. Jan. 18, 1889. 

His younger, (II) Ella L., was instantly killed 
in a railroad wreck, Aug. 10, 1889, aged 23 years 
and 3 days. She had been with her parents to the 
old home in Vermont to attend a family centennial, 
and returning by a route on the south side of Lake 
Ontario, when opposite Rochester, N. Y., their 
train ran into another, their car being "telescoped," 
and this beloved daughter, with two other per- 
sons, meeting sudden death. 

Our earnest, united sympathies go out to Mr. 
and Mrs. Perrin for their irreparable loss; but we, 
all of us, only "a little longer wait." 



PUTNAM, ALFRED PORTER, ar. g., 

North Dakvers, Mass. 

1 North Danvers, Jan. 10, 1827; the son 

of Elias and Eunice (Ross) Putnam; his father 
being a shoe manufacturer, and prominent office- 
holder in Essex County, and his mother a native of 



150 PUTNAM. 

Ipswich, Mass. Of their eleven children (five 
sons) four have deceased, Emily, Elias Endicott, 
Israel Alden and Louisa Jane. Israel Alden grad. 
at the Harvard Divinity School, 1818, and d. Oct. 
31, of the same year, and another living, is Judge 
Arthur A. Putnam, of Uxbridge, Mass. Both of 
these brothers Avere, for a time, students at Dart- 
month. The pedigree of the family is Alfred P. 8 , 
Elias 7 , Israel 6 , Edmund 5 , John 4 , John 8 , Nath- 
aniel 2 , John ! ; the last named being the progenitor 
of nearly all the Pntnams in America, who came 
hither with his wife, Priscilla, and three sons, from 
Buckinghamshire, Eng., and settled, in 163-1 in 
Salem Tillage, now Danvers, Mass. Edmund 5 
was deacon of the old Salem Tillage church for 23 
3'ears, but afterwards became one of the pioneer 
UniversaHsts of that region. He was also captain 
of an Alarm List Company, in March, 1775, and 
commanded one of the eight Danvers companies 
that marched to the Lexington battle, April 19, 
177."). 

Israel in. Anna Endicott, a lineal descendant 
of the old Puritan Governor, John; was a highly 
respected, intelligent farmer, and published several 
pamphlet discourses of his own, in advocacy of the 
Universalist faith. 

2 Literary Gymnasium, Pembroke, X. H., 

1844-5; Andover (Mass.), Springfield (Vt.), and 
Thetford (Vt.) Academies, 1847-9, having been 
employed as bookkeeper for Allen & Minot, Bos- 
ton. Mass., 1846-7, and for a brief time subse- 
quently. 



PUTNAM. 151 

3 Louise Proctor, Preston, Jan. 10, 1856. 

She was of an old Danvers family, and there b. 
Jan. 4, 1828; the dau. of Samuel and Lydia Waters 
(Proctor) Preston; her father, Samuel, being the 
son of Capt. Levi Preston, and descended from 
Roger Preston, emigrant from England. She was 
a woman of superior character, possessing a high 
order of mind, a heart devoted to labors of useful- 
ness, and a deep, beautiful and consistent spirit of 
piety. She greatly endeared herself to the church 
in Roxbury and d. of consumption, June 12, 1860, 
aged 32 years and 5 months, lamented by a wide 
circle of relatives and friends. He was m., second, 
to Eliza King Buttrick, at Cambridge, Mass., by 
Rev. A. P. Peabody, D. D., and Rev. R. C. 
Waterston, Dec. 27, 1865. She was b. Jan. 14, 
1833, in Cambridge; the dau. of Ephraim 6 , and 
Mary (King) Buttrick, (Samuel 5 , Samuel 4 , Jon- 
athan 3 , Samuel 2 , William T ) ; her immigrant ances- 
tor arriving from England in 1635, and settling in 
Concord, Mass. Among his descendants wasMaj. 
John Buttrick, who gave the memorable first com- 
mand to "fire" in the Revolutionary War, at the 
Concord fight. Her father was long a prominent 
lawyer at the Middlesex Bar, and d. Jan. 13, 1874, 
aged 80. 

4 I. Endicott Greenwood (2d wife), b. 

March 8, 1867, in Cambridge. 

II. Alfred Whitwell, b. Jan. 23, 1870, 
in Brooklyn, N. Y. 

III. Helen Langley, b. Jan. 18, 1872, in 
Brooklyn. 



L52 PUTNAM. 

IV. Ralph Buttkick, b. May 13, 1873, in 

Brooklyn. 

V. Margaret Ross, b. July 2, 1876, 
in Qnincy, Mass. 

He remained in our class one year, then went to 
Brown University, R. L, where he grad. in 18o2. 
Taught a high school at Wenham, Mass., for six 
months, and then entered the Divinity School at 
Cambridge, Mass., graduating July 17, 1855, and, 
the winter previously, receiving a license to preach 
from the Boston Association of Ministers. Hav- 
ing accepted a call from the Mt. Pleasant Cong. 
(Unitarian) Society at Roxbury, Mass., he formally 
assumed the duties of the pastorship, Dec. ] ( .K 
1855. But the sicknesses and sorrows of his first 
few years in the ministry made it desirable that he 
should seek a change of scene, and May 28, 1802, 
he embarked, with his Cambridge class-mate, Rev. 
Frederick Frothingham, upon an extended tour 
abroad, the itinerary of which Ave quote from the 
former edition of our "Memorial": "A hasty trip" 
( from Liverpool ) "through Ireland and Scotland, 
"and thence to London, by Edinburgh, York and 
"Cambridge. Prom Cologne, ascended the Rhine. 
k *A month's tramp among the mountains of Swit- 
zerland, and from Geneva to Paris, where re- 
"mained for several weeks. Thence over Mt. 
"Cenis, through Turin, Genoa, and along the 
"Italian shore to Naples, where embarked for the 
"Last, arriving at Alexandria, Egypt, November 
"14. Making up their Nile party at Cairo, 
"they ascended the river as far as the second 



PUTNAM. 153 

"cataract, occupying sixty-five clays, with a suc- 
cessful and delightful trip, seeing Memphis, the 
"pyramids, Thebes, Abu Sambul, etc. A desert 
"tour from Cairo to Jerusalem, nearly on the main 
"track of the Israelites, ascending Mt. Sinai, turn- 
"ing aside to visit Mt. Hor and Petra, and ap- 
"proaching Jerusalem, by way of Hebron. Mr. 
"Putnam was sick of rheumatic fever at Jerus- 
alem, while his companions made the more 
"northern tour, being only able, after five or six 
"weeks' confinement, to visit places of interest im- 
"mediately around the Holy City. The homeward 
"route embraced Smyrna, Ephesus, the classic 
" 'Isles of Greece,' Constantinople, a gaze upon the 
"Euxine, delightful days at Athens, a 'Month of 
'Rome, exceedingly instructive and full of the 
rarest enjoyment,' Vienna, Munich, Prague, 
"Berlin, and other German cities, a brief revisit 
"of Paris and London, and finally embarkation 
"upon the 'Arabia' at Liverpool for Boston, where 
"arrived Sept. 16, 1863." 

His labors in Hoxbury were closed the last Sab- 
bath of June, 1864, having received a unanimous 
call to settle over the First Unitarian Society in 
Brooklyn, NT. Y. — formerly Dr. F. A. Farley's — 
where installed Sept. 28, Dr. E. S. Gannett, of 
Boston, preaching the sermon. With this wealtlry 
and influential society he continued to labor for 
more than 22 years, or till the spring of 1887; 
establishing the Third Unitarian Church in the 
city, building chapels for his own Sunday School 
and a Mission School, which he had founded for 



it i 



154 PUTNAM. 

the poor, and engaging in other beneficent labors. 
Was also one of the founders, and one of the 
Board of the "Brooklyn Union for Christian Work," 
1866, and onwards. 

He has since resided in Concord, Mass., with 
frequent visits to Danvers, his native town, as 
President of the "Danvers Historical Society." Is 
also a member of the (1) "Long Island," (2) "New 
"England Historical and Genealogical, " (3) 
"Brooklyn, New England," and (4) the "Concord 
"Antiquarian" Societies; the American Historical 
Association, the Victoria Institute, London; and 
is one of the "Sons of the American Revolution." 
Prior to 1864 he had delivered various courses of 
lectures, and prepared articles for papers and mag- 
azines, chiefly on his foreign travels. Had also 
published one sermon (1) in pamphlet form, oc- 
casioned by the death of Rev. George Bradford, of 
Watertown, Mass., 1859. His numerous book and 
pamphlet publications, after going to Brooklyn 
(and subsequently), may be catalogued as follows 
— mostly sermons and discourses, and nearly in 
chronological order: 

(2) "A Happy New Year;" 1865. 

(3) "Edward Everett;" 1865. 

( I) -The Life to Come;" 1865. 

(5) "The Freedom and Largeness of the Chris- 
tian Faith;" 186S. 

(6) "Unitarianism in Brooklyn;" Historical; 
1869. 

(7) "The Unitarian Denomination, Past and 
"Present;" 1870. 



PUTNAM. 155 

(8) "Tribute to the Memory of Mrs. Elizabeth 
"F. Andree;" 1872. 

(9) "Brooklyn Pillars;" 1873. 

(10) "Singers and Songs of the Liberal Faith;" 
600 hymns and poems, from seventy .writers ; 500 
pp. ; growing out of a course of lectures in Brook- 
lyn, first published in 1875. 

(11) "Life through Christ;" 1876. 

(12) "Christianity, the Law of the Land;" 1876. 

(13) "The Memory of Mrs. Elizabeth Frothing- 
"ham;" 1876. 

(14) "Funeral Sermon on George Francis 
"Thayer;" Dec. 31, 1878, and New Years' Sermon, 
Jan. 5, 1879; Matt. 24:44. 

(15) ''Report of the Executive Committee of 
"the Brooklyn Theatre Fire -Relief Association;" 
presented by himself as Secretary; March 25, 
1879. 

(16) "A Discourse on William Lloyd Garrison, 
"and the anti-Slavery Movement;" June 1, 1879; 
Isaiah 58:6-8. 

(17) "Celebration of the 100th Anniversary of 
"the Birthday of William Ellery Channing, in 
"Brooklyn, April 6 and 7, 1880;" edited; pp. 205; 
bound. 

(18) "The Whole Family of God;" a memorial 
discourse; 1884. 

(19) "Memorial of Mrs. Martha E. Low;" with a 
brief sketch of her son, Ethelbert M. Low; 1884; 
pp. 30. 

(20) "Memorial of Mr. Ephraim Buttrick and 
"Mrs. Mary Buttrick;" pp. 17. 



156 PUTNAM. 

(21) "A Unitarian Oberlin;" or the story of 
Jasper L. Douthit, of Shelby ville, 111.; 1888; 72 pp; 
book. 

(22) "The Love that is unto Life;" sermon be- 
fore the Maine Unitarian Conference, at Kenne- 
bunk, June 12, 1888. 

(23) "Memorial Sermon on Rew Charles II. 
"Wheeler, pastor of the Unitarian Church at Win- 
"ehendon, Mass.," Aug, 5, 1888. 

(21) "Sketches of Hon. Elias Putnam, Gen. 
"Grenville, M. Dodge, A. A. Low and others," in 
the "History of Essex Co., Mass.;" 1888. 

(25) "Biographical Sketch of Gen. Israel Put- 
"nam," in "History of the Putnam Family;" 1892. 

(26) "Wenham Lake and the Ice Trade," in 
three numbers of "Ice and Refrigeration ;" an illus- 
trated monthly; Xew York and Chicago; 1892. 

(27) "Memorial Sermon on Abiel A. Low," at 
Brooklyn, N. Y., Jan. 15, 1893; 20 pp. 

(28) "Rebecca \urse and her Friends;" an ad- 
dress delivered in Danvers, Mass., July 29, 1892, 
at the dedication of a tablet in honor of her "Forty 
"Friends;" 1891; 38 pp. 

(29) "Old Anti-Slavery Days;" proceedings of 
a commemorative meeting, held by the "Danvers 
-Historical Society," April 26, 1893; bound, pp. 
ISO; introductory chapter (27 pp.) , compilation and 
numerous biographical sketches by our class-mate. 

Besides these, more than sixty extended articles 
of local history in the "Danvers Mirror;" most of 
them entitled "Danvers at Home and Abroad' 1 
were prepared, chiefly as vacation pastime. Also 



PUTNAM. 157 

his annual reports as Chairman of the Executive 
Committee of the "Long Island Historical Society" 
for the years 1877-81. 

Among his magazine contributions, in the "Uni- 
"tarian Review," were a series of articles: "Liberal 
"Protestants in France;" a sketch of Helen Maria 
Williams, author of the hymn, "While Thee I Seek, 
"Protecting Power," "The Missionary Spirit," and 
"A Visit at Harworth, the home of Charlotte 
"Bronte." 

Also several articles in the "Unitarian Monthly 
"Magazine," "Putnam's Monthly" (Salem, Mass.), 
"Harper's Weekly," etc. 

Among his lectures are "Gen. Moses Porter" 
(now developed into an extended biography for 
publication), "The Land of the Pharaohs and the 
"Pyramids," "Famous Places on the French 
"Eiviera," "The Old Guard," and "Personal Rec- 
ollections of Notables at Home and Abroad." 

Since coming to Concord he has preached in 
thirty or forty towns and cities and lectured before 
various Institutions, including courses at Tufts 
College, and at the Meadville (Pa.) Theological 
School on "Modern Archaeological Discoveries, as 
"illustrating the Truth of the Bible History," and 
on "Hymns and Hymn Books." 

He was elected President of the "Unitarian 
"Sunday School Society" in 1863, and was hon- 
ored with the degree of D. D. from Brown Uni- 
versity, in 1871. 

A sketch of Dr. Putnam's Life and Character as 
a Clergyman, up to that date, appeared in the 



158 PUTNAM. 

"New York Sunday Times" of Jan. 1, I860, and 
another sketch in the u Essex Co. History," (1888) 
highly commends the courage and patriotic senti- 
ments of his address in London, Eng\, July 4, 
1862, in response to the toast, "The Constitution 
"of the United States." 

Sketches appeared also in Patten's "Lives of the 
"Clergy of New York and Brooklyn," 1874, and 
in the "Encyclopaedia of Contemporary Biography 
"of New York," 1878, and in other publications. 

He visited Europe a second time, sailing from 
New York on his birthday, Jan. 10, 1883, and re- 
turning July 4. This tour included the winter 
months along the French Riviera (Cannes, Nice, 
Mentone, etc.), sojourns in Paris, London and 
other cities, and in the lake country of the great 
English poets. His addresses to English Unitari- 
ans, on this trip, are favorably noticed in the Essex 
County History. The tour itself was through the 
generous kindness of his Brooklyn Parish, they 
continuing his salary, paying for the pulpit supply, 
and adding $1,500 for his expenses abroad. "Was 
"there ever such a church and people?" 

Of his five children, (I) Endicott Greenwood, 
is in business in New York; (II) Alfred AVi i it- 
well, is a law student in the Boston University; 
(III) Helen Laxolky, a graduate of Smith Col- 
lege ( 1893), is teacher of English Literature in the 
State Normal School at New Haven, Conn.; (IV) 
Ralph Buttbick, has just graduated ( 1894) at 
Amherst College; and ( V ) Margaret Ross, is a 
member of the High School, Concord, Mass. 




Andrew Reed, Esq, 



REED. 159 

REED, ANDREW, 
Reedsville, Pa. 

1 Kishacoqiiillas Valley, near Reedsville, 

Mifflin Co., Pa., Feb. 14, 1832. His father's name 
was Abner Reed, who was b. at Reedsville, where 
his father, James Reed, first located. He and his 
half brother, William Brown, were the earliest 
white settlers in the Kishacoqiiillas Valley. 

2 Academia, Pa., under David Wilson and 

David Laughlin, joining onr class, in company 
with Hollenbush, near the middle of Sophomore 
year. 

After graduating, he studied law at Easton, Pa., 
with Judge Washington M'Certny, who there had 
a small Law School; and a short time with E. L. 
Benedict, Esq., at Lewistown, Pa. He was ad- 
mitted to the Bar at Lewistown in August, 1855; 
since which time he has practiced law in that place 
(Mifflin Co.), and also in the adjoining counties, 
for the very extended period of thirty-nine years ; 
thus proving, among the men of our class so far 
sketched, the most permanent, or the longest sta- 
tioned in the same locality and the same profession. 

He was early honored with the office of District 
Attorney for Mifflin County. 

Travelled through the West in the summer of 
1863, passing some time at St. Louis, Mo., extend- 
ing his trip into Mexico — where he spent some 
weeks and visited a brother, who was mining in 
that country — and remaining two weeks in San 
Francisco. 



160 REED. 

"June 24, 1878," he sends his regrets for not 
being* able, contrary to previous expectation, to 
attend our 25th anniversary, and his kind regards 
to the brothers in attendance. He had been, at 
that date, for some time, Pres. of the National Bank 
of Lewistown, in connection with his law practice. 

He had also sojourned one year, temporarily, in 
the city of Philadelphia, as a member of the Con- 
vention for revising the State Constitution. 

In April, 1884, the Secretary was privileged to 
enjoy a visit at his home in the valley of the "bine 
" Juniata. " Found him standing high as a lawyer 
and a citizen in Lewiston and vicinity: a man of 
influence, foremost in every good enterprise, and 
reputed wealthy; as the permanence of his life- 
work might well suggest, since it is only the 
"rolling stone'' that "gathers no moss." The favor 
of his company back to Harrisbnrg, the splendid 
entertainment there, and a visit to the State 
Capitol, under his intelligent escort, can never be 
forgotten. 

In Dec, 1892, he was "pursuing the same line 
"of duty;" but had met with a great misfortune in 
the recent death of Mr. X. C. Wilson, who had 
been in his office since 1884, and "whose loss, on 
••account of his great fidelity and long connection 
••with me, has greatly increased mv care." 

Mr. Reed was reported by class-mate Young — 
in letter to our 40th anniversary meeting, June 10, 
189;] — as at that time seriously out of health, on 
account of which he was abroad for rest and treat- 
ment, having sailed two weeks previously. 



REED. 161 

Oar brother explains the matter more fully in 
his own letter of Oct. 5, 1894, verifying the state- 
ment that he has led quite a a varied life for some 
"time back." 

It seems that Mr. Wilson's death threw a large 
increase of business on to his hands which he 
(Mr. Wilson) had previously attended to, to his 
entire satisfaction. In the midst of this he was 
prostrated by a severe attack of the grip ; and thus 
was induced the permanent ill-health for which his 
Philadelphia physician finally advised the ocean 
voyage. He was accompanied by a brother and a 
nephew (who has since been in his office) ; the trip 
across the Atlantic proving very beneficial to his 
health, and being passed without sea-sickness. 
Landed at Antwerp, Belgium; spent some days 
visiting the celebrated cathedral and art gallery of 
that city, and greatly admired the paintings of 
Rubens. Going thence to Brussels; the chief at- 
tractions there seen were the famous lace factories. 
Considerable time was next spent in Paris, and 
then in London, which he very much enjoyed. 
Visited Westminster Abbey and heartily agreed 
with Irving's description of the same; also the 
House of Commons while in session, and had the 
pleasure of seeing Gladstone. Finally he went to 
Liverpool and embarked in the "Umbria" for New 
York. Landing there a little after dark, he came 
over to Philadelphia the same night, and, walking 
down Market street, accidently slipped, broke his 
knee cap, was taken to a hospital and was there con- 
fined for about iive months. Since then his health 



162 REED-REMICK. 

has been better, in many respects, than ever before, 
and his powers of locomotion are fnlly restored. 
This improvement he attributes largely to the 
entire rest from care and business enjoyed in the 
hospital, following the tour abroad. 

He is now back at his old post, and living in his 
own house on the square, in the central part of 
Lewistown, adjoining the Court House. 

This "varied" experience affords forcible evi- 
dence of our Heavenly Father's merciful designs; 
"From seeming evil still educing good." 



REMICK, CHAELES FKEDERICK, 

Bkowxixgtox, Vt. 

1 Brownington, Nov. 11, 1829. He was 

the son of Paige and Laura (Ward) Reraick, and 
his grandfather was Edward Remick; but his 
father had removed from Brownington to Barnston, 

C. E., while we were in College. The Secretary 
visited our class-mate at this Canada home, soon 
after our graduation. His father d. Jan. 1, 1882, 
and his mother shortly after. 

2 Brownington, under William Scales. 

3 Harriet Anna Harrington, at Boston, 

Mass., Aim.. L858, by Rev. Nehemiah Adams, D. 

D. She was then a resident of Boston, the dau. 
of Samuel X., and Hannah (Lovejoy) Harrington; 
but 1). in Norway, Me., May 4, 1833, when her 
parents were away from their home, which was 
then at Lowell, Mass. She d. in 1883, aged 50, 



REMICK. 163 

after being an invalid for years. Bereft of all but 
his youngest child, he afterwards "sought to bury 
"sad recollections by a new venture," and was m., 
second, to a Bohemian girl of 26 years — name 
not reported. 

4 I. Charles Edward, b. July 11, 1859, 

and d. at Putney, Vt., March 17, 1860, of diph- 
theria, aged 8 months and 6 days. 

II. Abraham Lincoln, b. March 4, 1861 
(President Lincoln's inauguration day) ; and d. 
Oct. 3, 1861, of dysentery, aged 7 months. 

III. Hattie Grace, b. July 24, 1862; d. 
Oct. 6, 1863, of debility, resulting from dysentery, 
aged 1 year, 2 months and 12 days. Thus "thrice 
"did the doating hearts of the parents bemoan the 
"loss of their only child." 

IY. Mabel Hortense, b. Jan. 13, 1868. 
Y. Charles Frederick, Jr., b. April 5 
1872. 

Yl. Charlton Paige, b. Mar. 5, 1874. 
The names of his second wife's children have 
not been furnished; only the general report (in his 
very cordial letter of Nov. 30, 1892) of "eleven 
"children in rapid succession, eight of them twins, 
"four of whom are still living, all babes or nearly 
"so." (We have repeatedly solicited this interest- 
ing family record, and waited for it in vain, till the 
latest possible moment). 

He taught in an acad. for six months, after grad- 
uation, at Barnston, C. E., the residence of his 
parents. Next became "Advocate's Clerk" by in- 
denture with John S. Sanborn, M. P., (D. C, 1842), 



164 EEMICK. 

at Sherbrooke, C. E., in the meantime writing for 
a livelihood in the office of the Prothonotary, and 
Clerk of the Court of Queen's Bench; holding also 
the office of Deputy Prothonotary and Magistrate's 
Clerk, and a portion of the time being Secretary of 
the Board of School Directors for the town of 
Sherbrooke. Leaving Canada, in Aug., 1855, he 
went to Boston, Mass., and entered the office of 
Beard & Xickerson, attorneys, Xo. 9 State St.; 
studied also with Gen. B. F. Butler, at Lowell, 
Mass. In Dec. was admitted to the Bar of Suf- 
folk Co., on examination by Josiah G. Abbott, 
Judge of the Superior Court of Boston. 

Going immediately West, he attended the U. S. 
land sales, which opened at Decorah, Northern Iowa, 
Dec. 25, 1855. Lingered at these sales about three 
months, speculating in real estate, and acquiring 
control of title to about 5000 acres of land. In 
March, 1856, in company with an acquaintance, 
"started a new settlement on the then frontier in 
Howard Co., Iowa, where he remained until fall. 
Then, from mere curiosity, set out on a tour of 
speech-making, advocating the election of Col. 
Fremont to the Presidency. 

During this tour he came upon the village of 
McGregor, Iowa, on the Mississippi river, where 
he spent the winter, entered upon the practice of 
his profession, and was still residing in 1863. 

From March, 18(51, till his next report in 1878, 
he was a practicing lawyer in Chicago, 111., office 
at 208 La Salle St. 

Several of his addresses, political, anniversary, 



REMICK. ] 65 

and connected with the legal profession, have been 
in print; but all in his possession, as well as all his 
books and papers, were destroyed in the great 
Chicago fire of 1871, so that no exact list can be 
given. 

"Accept for yourself (the Secretary), and for 
"all of our dear class, vet left on this side, mv 
"most sincere regards." 

He wrote again from "Bird Island, Minn., 
"November 30, 1892" (as above noted), having 
left Chicago the August previously, proposing 
to remain in this new home, indefinitely, or 
"until some other change overtakes me;" for, 
in business, his history seems to have been 
alike changeful, as in his domestic relations. 
In 1885, he embarked with others in a wholesale 
business in Chicago; but after four years of disap- 
pointment, "to save the wreck from the dishonesty 
"and bad management of associates," he was forced 
to get out of it, with a loss of not less than $75,000, 
all of which fell upon him, and he paid it; but at a 
terrible sacrifice of real estate in and near Chicago. 
He had previously OAvned 200 acres within ten 
miles of the Court House, besides a large amount 
of improved estate inside of the city proper. He 
was forced to trade 100 acres of his land near Chi- 
cago, with ex-Go v. Marshall of St. Paul, Minn., for 
farms, stock, town lots, etc., at Bird Island, at the 
inventory price of $44,000, he (Gov. M.) paying 
$20,000 in cash at Chicago. "I was thus com- 
pelled to come and see to it" (this property), 
"where I now am, working incessantly." 



16G REMICK-ROBIXSOX. 

Few of our number have been so bitterly be- 
reaved as Mr. Remick. Besides the previous losses 
of his little ones, the three years, from 1880-83, 
seem to have witnessed the accumulation of his 
sorrows. In 1880, his then oldest boy, (V.) 
Charles "Freddie" met a tragic death by being- 
run over in Chicago by a street ear, almost before 
his own eyes. 

Both his "dear parents" passed away, near to- 
gether, early in 1882, as above stated. 

In 1883, his dau., (IT.) Mabel H.. 15 years 
old, suddenly d., after only three days' sickness of 
scarlet fever; which stroke was followed a short 
time later by his first wife's death. 

May it be his happiness to experience that 
"whom the Lord loveth, He chasteneth." 



EOBIXSOX, LEVI, 

Newport, Me. 

1 Vassalboro, Me., March 13, 1827. His 

parents were Charles and Elizabeth or Betsey 
(Pease) Robinson of Vassalboro. His pedigree is 
Levi 5 , Charles 1 , Joseph 3 , Benjamin-, Levi '. "The 
••experience of his earlier life very strikingly proves 
"the adage that 'man proposes, but God disposes.' 
"When 14 years of age his father had made ar- 
"rangements to apprentice him to a tailor; but 
"about that time the tailor's shop was consumed by 
"fire, and the to-be-master left the state. Soon 
••after, he had engaged to take a voyage with a 



robinson. 167 

"sea-faring cousin, but met with a severe accident 
"by scalding, a few da} 7 s before he was to set sail, 
"and was thus prevented. His cousin's ship sailed^ 
"but neither ship nor crew have since been heard 
"from." 

2 Waterville, Me., under James H. Hanson; 

and having passed the first three years of his course 
at Waterville College, joined the Senior class at 
Dartmouth in 1853. 

3 Lydia Ann Curtis, July 26, 1857, by Rev. 

C. B. Dunn, at Dexter, Me. She was a former 
pupil of Mr. Robinson's, and the clau. of Caleb B. 
Curtis, Esq., of Dexter, and nee Lydia H. Swan- 
ton ; b. at Dexter, Sept. 15, 1832. 

4 I. Mart Elizabeth, b. Feb. 4, 1860. 

II. Amos Dean, b. Jan. 10, 1861. 

III. Charles Edwin, b. May 23, 1863. 

IV. Frank Bernard, b. Jane 10, 1865. 
Y. Lavinia Curtis, b. ISTov. 20, 1870. 

YI. Lydia Ann, b. June 15, 1873, all 
probably in Iowa City, la. 

After graduating, he fulfilled an engagement- for 
one year in the Central High Sehool at Cleveland, 
Ohio, and then (July, 1854) entered the law office 
of Foote & Palmer in that city. He proceeded 
thence to the Albany (N. Y.) Law School, Sept., 

1854, and there continued until the last of March, 

1855, having been admitted to the Bar at Albany 
Dec. 14, previously, on examination in the Supreme 
Court, before Judges Wright, Harris and Watson. 
In May, 1855, he opened a law office with a fellow 
student, at Iowa City, la., firm of "Plaisted & 



168 EOBIXSOX. 

"'Robinson." The next month, his partner having 
deserted him to settle in Maine, he continued the 
business alone, and in Aug., 185(5, was elected 
prosecuting attorney for Johnson Co., which office 
he held till Jan. 1, 1858. 

Oct. 5, 1856, he Avas admitted to practice in the 
T. S. Courts. 

In 1861 formed a business connection with 
Lemuel B. Patterson, Esq. — "Robinson & Patter- 
son" — and after the Internal Revenue Law went 
into operation, held the position of Deputy Collector 
of the Second Division, Fourth District of Iowa; 
also Assessor of U. S. Revenue, 1864-69. 

In 1869 he was again County and also City At- 
torney, lie was run by tin 1 Republicans for 
County Judge in 1859, and beaten by the old 
Democratic incumbent; but after his connection 
with the Revenue ceased, 10 years later, he es- 
chewed politics except to do his duty as a voter. 

Our brother caps the climax lor permanence, his 
record surpassing that of any other member of the 
class, thus far noted, for continued or uninterrupted 
labor in the same locality and line of professional 
pursuit, amounting in duration to 40 years, next 
May. Meanwhile, the snug little place of some 20 
odd acres, in the suburbs and overlooking Iowa 
City — which in 1864 he made "the source of some 
"income and much pleasure," as gratifying his 
rural and agricultural tastes — had become, in 1879, 
large enough to furnish healthful exercise for the 
leisure time of himself and boys, and inure the 
latter to industrious habits. The same, in L882, 



ROBINSON. 169 

had developed into a suburban farm of 76 acres, 
and, as a matter of recreation, his attention had 
been turned to the raising of Jersey stock, with a 
herd of more than sixty head, superintending the 
business himself; but last year (1893) he was de- 
signing to close up that enterprise and return to his 
residence nearer the heart of the city, for greater 
quiet in declining years. As another side issue, in 
1866 he helped to organize a woolen factory com- 
pany, which flourished till about 1873. 

In 1870 he was elected a member of the Execu- 
tive Committee of the Iowa State University; and 
the catalogue of that Institution for 1879-80 repre- 
sents him as still holding the same office; being 
also one of the "Board of Regents," while his two 
oldest sons were in the Senior and Sophomore 
Classes. 

In 1870 Mr. Robinson also became an active 
member of the First Methodist Episcopal Church 
in Iowa City; and in 1879, a Trustee of the Church, 
and the Superintendent of its Sunday School, con- 
ceded to be the largest and best Sunday School in 
the city. In this latter position he was taking a 
laudable satisfaction as one "of the highest char- 
acter, second only in importance to that of the 
"ministry." 

Mr. and Mrs. Robinson have been highly blessed 
in their children. In 1879 he was permitted to 
say that three of them were members of the same 
church with himself, and that all of them were 
spared to their parents; of studious habits, and in 
the enjoyment of good health. 



170 KORIXSOX. 

AYe thank our most merciful Father, who has 
"so kindly guarded our fold, and signally favored 
"us." 

Alas! that in 1893, they were obliged to 
record an exception to this family prosperity (as 
below) ; though they could still say. "All our other 
"children are yet living and in them we have great 
"comfort, as all have consecrated themselves to 
"their Saviour." 

I. Mar t E. took a partial course in the Iowa 
State University, and was m. to Hon. C. I. Craw- 
ford, Attorney-General of South Dakota, in 1893, 
residing at Pierre. They have one son and one dan. 

II. Amos D. grad. at the University in 1880; 
was residing (1893) at Eathdrum, Idaho, as a civil 
engineer. Besides three years spent on railroad 
work in Kentucky, he had been largely engaged in 
government land surveys in Wyoming and Idaho. 
Was m. and had three children. 

III. Charles E. grad. at the University in 1882, 
and would have graduated from the dental depart- 
ment of the same Institution, the March following 
his death, which occurred Feb., 1889, in his 26th 
year, of consumption, which had developed from 
the previous August. Having been betrothed to a 
most estimable young lady of Iowa City, he was 
united to her in marriage, hut a short time before 
his departure 

IV. Prank B. is now a practicing Attorney in 
Sioux City, la., firm of "Blood & Robinson;" i> m. 
and was the father of one child ( 1 ) Levi, Jr.. 
named after his grandfather. 



ROBmso]sr-RuisnsnELS. 171 

The two youngest daughters are " still the light 
"of our home" (1893). 

V. Lavinia C. is a teacher in Iowa City. 

VI. Lydia A. is in the Sophomore Class of the 
University. 



RUNNELS, MOSES THURSTON, 

Jaffrey, N. He 

1 Cambridge, Vt., Jan. 23, 1830; was the 

son of Moses Thurston 4 , (Stephen 3 , Ebenezer 2 , 
Samuel'), the last named being of Scotch descent, 
via Nova Scotia, at Bradford, Mass., in 1702. His 
grandfather, Stephen 3 , was at the battle of Bunker 
Hill, from Haverhill, Mass., and his great-grand- 
father, Moses Thurston, d. very suddenly at Hollis, 
N. H., April 6, 1800, in his 80th year, while fer- 
vently engaged in prayer at a Conference meeting. 
His father, a leading business mam in Cambridge, 
Vt., d. of consumption, Oct. 5, 1831, aged 41 years 
and 7 months, professing religion in the fellowship 
of the Cong. Church on his death-bed, and com- 
mending his only infant child to that Saviour whom 
he trusted. The mother of Moses T. Runnels, Jr., 
was nee Caroline Stearns; in the seventh genera- 
tion from Isaac Stearns, who came in the same ship 
with Gov. Winthrop and Sir Richard Saltonstall 
and settled at Watertown, Mass., in 1630; b. Nov. 
25, 1797, in Walt ham, Mass., and d. at the home of 
her son in Sanbornton, N. H., April 6, 1876, in her 
79th year. 



172 RUNTNELS. 

2 New Ipswich. X. II., and Jaffrey; under 

Edward A. Lawrence ( D. C, 1843). David C. 
Chamberlain, and Henry T. Niles (I). C. 1847). 

3 Fanny Maria, only dau. of Ho.sea 8. 

Baker, Esq., of Haverhill, X. II.JrvBro. Emerson, 
July 9, 1861. Her mother was nee Fanny Hun- 
tington, of the Connecticut family, and her father 
a lineal descendant of Capt. John Lovewell, of 
Pequawket fame, at Fryeburgh, Me., in 1725. whose 
only dan. m. Joseph Baker, his progenitor. 

4 I. Cakoline Stearns, b. May 10, 1862> 

in Orford. X. II. 

II. Fanny Huntington, b. Dec. 5, 1863, 
in Orford. 

III. Mary Ainsworth, b. July 22; d. 
Sept. 24, 1865, aged 2 months, in Orford. 

IV. Katherine Baker, 1). Dec. 7, 1868, 
in Sanbornton, X. H. 

Y. Moses Thurston, b. June 13, 1870? 
in Sanbornton. and there d. suddenly of brain dis- 
ease, Oct. 24. 1871, aged 1 year and 4 months. 

lie studied theology, three years, at East Wind- 
sor Hill. Ct., under Drs. Bennett Tyler (former 
President at Dartmouth). William Thompson, and 
Edward A. Lawrence (D. C, L834); being there 
the room-mate and associate of Bro. Burton (two 
years), and spending three long vacations as 
"Student Sunday School Missionary," in Oxford 
County, Canada West. Was ordained as an 
Evangelist, by his home church at Jaflrey, Aug. 
L3, 1856, our teacher, Prof. Noyes, of Dartmouth, 
preaching the sermon. Had previously been ap- 



RUNNELS. 173 

probated to preach by the Berkshire North Asso- 
ciation at Dalton, Mass., May 5, 1856, on examina- 
tion of ex-President Heraan Humphrey, D. D. 

For three years in the service of the "American 
"S. S. Union," Philadelphia, Pa., as follows: In 
Wisconsin as collecting agent, fall of 1856; in 
Western Texas, as S. S. Missionary, from Dec, 
1856, till July, 1857; in Kansas Territory, same 
capacity, one year (except winter months of 
1857-8, while supplying pulpit at Jaffrey), and one 
year at Boston, Mass., 11 Cornhill, as Superinten- 
dent of S. S. Missionaries, and General Agent of the 
Society. 

Returned to Illinois, in the fall of 1859, and 
passed the following winter teaching at Durham, 
Hancock Co., at the same time preaching in that 
and neighboring towns. Having visited Kansas 
for the third time, also Northern Iowa, he made 
the trip from Chicago to Montreal by water, in 
company with his beloved mother, in Sept., 1860; 
and on the last Sabbath of the same month, com- 
menced labors at Orford, N. H., as stated supply 
of the West Cong. Church. 

His pastorates in Cong. Churches of New Hamp- 
shire may thus be tabulated: 

(1) Orford West, 5 years (exactly) till October, 
1865. 

(2) Sanbornton, 21 years (exactly), till Oct., 
1886. 

(3) East Jaffrey, three years, till 1889. 

(4) Charlestown, two years, till Nov., 1891. 

(5) Croydon, Goshen and Unity (itinerant 



174 RUNNELS. 

Home Missionary service), one year, till Xow, 
1892. 

(6) Croydon, two years, till Nov., 1894; and 
still continues. 

He now attends four services each Sabbath (in- 
volving 14 miles' travel) with less fatigue than two 
services, in his early ministry — Laus Deo. His 
present home is in Newport, N. H. 

He rode several thousand miles on horseback 
during two years' missionary labor on the frontier. 
Was commissioned "Captain's Clerk," U. S. X., on 
board the "San Jacinto," East Gulf Squadron, on a 
vacation of three months, from April, 1864, re- 
ceiving nearly $100 prize money above his salary, 
and being under Captain, late Rear Admiral, Theo- 
dore P. Greene, vet as his "mess-mate" and com- 
panion. 

Took another vacation tour of four months. Jan. 
to May, 1884, to South Carolina, Florida and East 
Tennessee: also several other shorter excursions. 

Attended Mr. Webster's funeral at Marsh field, 
Mass.. in Oct., 1852, with Class-mate Crosby, they 
two being appointed delegates from the Senior 
Class. 

Visited the tomb of the great statesman a second 
time with his son-in-law, Mr. Poole, Oct., 189.'). 

Was on the Examining Committee of Dartmouth 
College in Nov., 180:). and a delegate to the Cong. 
National Councils, of L865, in Boston, and of 1874 
in Xew Haven, Ct.; the latter in company with 
Bros. Burton and Palmer. 

Was resident member of the X. II. Historical 



RUNNELS. 175 

Society for several years, from 1869, and a Trustee 
of the Gilmanton (N. H.) Academy. 

His first newspaper article was in a Boston daily, 
of 1852, entitled "An Abducted Oration of Daniel 
"Webster's;" has since been a frequent correspon- 
dent of the local presses in or near every place 
where he has lived or labored, besides contributing 
a few articles to magazines. Several of his reports 
were published by the "American S. S. Union," in 
the "S. S. Journal" and "New York Observer," 
and he corresponded from the West in 1856-58 
with the Keene (N. H.) "Sentinel," and U ~N. H. 
"Congregational Journal," and was its first Boston 
correspondent in 1859, of the Philadelphia "Sunday 
"School Times." 

He published, Avhile in College, as Chairman of 
the Executive Com. of the "United Fraternity," (1) 
A catalogue of their library, 1852. 

(2) "A Memorial of Mrs. E. C. K. Garvey;" 
funeral sermon preached at Topeka, Kansas, Aug. 
2, 1858; 32 pp. 

(3) "A Memorial of the Class of 1853, Dart. 
"College;" 1864; 59 pp. 

(4) a A Discussion with the Editor of the 'La- 
" 'conia Democrat,' " suggested by his sermon on 
Daniel 12:11-12; 1870; 14 pp. 

(5) "Walking with God and its Results;" fun- 
eral sermon of Dea. James B. Abbott, M. D., San- 
bornton, July 8, 1870; 12 pp. 

(6) "Centennial Proceedings of the Cong. 
"Church in Sanbornton" (edited with introduction 
and appendixes) ; 1872. 



17(5 RUNNELS. 

(7) "A Genealogy of Runnels and Reynolds 
"Families in America;" 1873; 370 pp. 

(8) Sermon preached in Hill. N. II., at the fun- 
eral of Mrs. Ednah Shaw; 1873; II pp. 

(9) -A Memorial of Miss Martha A. Piper," of 
Claremont, X. H. (a Sanbornton parishioner), with 
compilation; 1875; 66 pp. 

(10) -A History of Sanbornton, X. H., v in 2 
vols.: vol. I.. "Annals;" vol. II., "Genealogies;" 
with 75 illustrations, including maps; edition 1500 
copies; 1881-82; total pp., 1662. 

(11) The present (second) "Class Memorial" or 
"Biographical Sketches" of the Class of 1853, 
Dartmouth College. 

I. Caroline S. was educated at the Gilmanton 
Acad., and the X. II. Conference Seminar y, Tilton ; 
was a successful school teacher for several years; 
was m. by her father to Fred D. Jardine, of 
Charlestown, X. II.. at Newport, May 10, 1893; is 
an active church worker. 

II. Fanny II. attended the same schools with 
her sister; also studied music in Boston, Mass.; 
was teacher of music at the Parksburg (Pa.) 
Acad., L883-84, and in other places; was m. to 
Allan A Paid Poole, of Boston, by her father, at 
the Newport home, Dec. 25. 1891. He is a native 
of St. Johnswood, London. Eng., and a nephew of 
Paul Poole, Royal Academician and Historical 
Painter. Upwards of 100 of her poems have been 
"accepted" by various newspapers and magazines, 
and her name appears in "The New Hampshire 
••Poet-." a book compiled by Bela Chapin, of 



RUNNELS-SARGENT. 177 

Claremont, as also, with sketch, in the ''Magazine 
"of Poetry," Buffalo, IS". Y. Children, (1) Fanny 
Ethel (Poole), b. Sept. 30, 1892; (2) Robert Run- 
nels, b. Dec. 10, 1893. 

IV. Katherente B. was educated at the Crush- 
ing Acad., Ashburnham, Mass.; is now at home 
with her parents, in Newport. 



SARGENT, DAYID JAMES BOYD, * 

Tamworth, N. H. 

1 Tamworth, Feb. 8, 1829; being the son of 

Joel Sargent of that town. 

2 The Free Will Baptist Seminary, New 

Hampton, N. H., and at Whitestown, N. Y., with 
private teachers. 

Immediately after graduation, he became con- 
nected with the Seminary at North Scituate, EL I., 
as teacher, under the Rev. H. Quimby. He held 
this position one year and a half, and while there 
was consecrated to the work of the ministry in the 
Free Will Baptist denomination ; and, the church 
in that place being destitute of a pastor, he supplied 
the pulpit a portion of the time, winning for him- 
self many warm friends. 

After his retirement from Scituate, he was asso- 
ciate teacher in the Literary Institution at New 
Hampton, N. II., and by his urbanity, devotedness 
and sympathy gained the love and attention of the 
students, and the respect and confidence of his 
associates. He continued to discharge his duties 



178 SARGENT. 

here with ability and fidelity between one and two 
years, when his health failed and he journeyed to 
the West. 

He was acting professor in the College at Hills- 
dale, Mich., from Dec, 1856, till March, 1857, and 
then spent a few months at Oberlin, Ohio. 

On his return to New England, he received a 
call to the pastorate of the church in Olneyville, 
R. I., which he accepted, Aug., 1857, at a salary of 
$1000 per annum. 

After three months' successful labor, his health 
again failed him, and he was advised to a Southern 
tour. He went as far as Philadelphia. Here, be- 
ing carefully examined by skillful physicians, he 
was advised by them to return to his friends. 
Previously to his starting for the South, he had re- 
quested a release from his pastoral relation, but his 
people declined. He therefore returned to them 
from Philadelphia, but "his pale face, trembling 
"limbs and hollow cough gave plain indications 
"that consumption was doing its slow, but sure 
"work." ' 

After nearly another month spent among his be- 
loved people, he came to Tamworth, to be in the 
family of his sister, then living, and under the care 
of her husband, Dr. Huntress. He reached their 
house in Dec, 1857. His disease was pulmonary 
consumption, and on Sabbath eve.. May 0, 1858, he 
died, aged 29 years, and 3 months. The religious 
s< Tvices of his funeral were attended at the Cong. 
House of Worship, in Tamworth, and a discourse 
was delivered by Rev. John Runnel Is, of Tarn- 



SARGENT. 179 

worth Iron Works (of his own denomination), from 
1st Corinthians 13:12. His remains were interred 
in the Central burying ground, within a few rods 
of the former residence of his parents, and their 
remains, with his, and those of a brother and five 
sisters, compose one of the largest family groups in 
the oldest cemetery of Tamworth. 

Mr. Sargent was held in high esteem for the vir- 
tues of his character, for his talents and his schol- 
arship. 

He was eloquent and popular as a preacher, and 
gave promise of taking a high position among the 
lights of his denomination. His manner in the 
pulpit was without much passion or gesture, and 
yet it was natural, dignified and impressive. As a 
pastor, he was highly esteemed and successful. 
His people would never consent to his dismission, 
and he died their pastor. He did not relinquish 
all hopes of recovery until within about a month of 
his decease. Then his face was set towards the 
Heavenly Jerusalem. "If it were the will of the 
"Lord," he remarked, "that I should live a while 
"longer, to preach Christ and care for my Church, 
"I should be glad, but for nothing else." At 
another time he remarked, "I have no ecstacies, no 
"visions, but I have tranquillity." 

His early fondness for books, and his struggles 
for an education were somewhat remarkable. At 
five years of age he had read the New Testament 
through by course. 

The circumstances of his father prevented his 
receiving aid in the prosecution of his studies, but 



J 80 SARGENT-SESSIONS. 

he learned to endure hardness as a good soldier, to 
rely on himself, and to encounter and surmount 
obstacles. "With great energy and self-denial — 
known to but few of his fellow students — did he 
hold on his way through College. Touching state- 
ments might be made in regard to weary journey- 
ings, performed on foot, and other economical ex- 
pedients designed to suit his outgoes to his limited 
income— expedients, involving sometimes, perhaps, 
too great a degree of hardship, yet ever illustrating 
his singleness of purpose. 

Obituary notices appeared in the "Morning Star," 
Dover, N. H., March 2, 1859, from Eev. John 
Rmmells and others, from which extracts, above; 
as also from the letters of Rev. S. H. Riddel, Tam- 
worth, and his brother, Rev. W* A. Sargent, 
Ho ul ton, Me. 



SESSIONS, GILMAN LYMAN, 

West Woodstock, Ct. 

1 Woodstock, Feb. 8, 1829, being the son 

of Lyman Sessions. 

After graduating from Dartmouth, he taught for 
one year in the city of Washington, D. C, and 
then quietly settled down to the mastering of his 
profession, the law, studying with Gov. Daniel S. 
Dickinson, of Binghampton, N. Y. ; where also he 
has since been practicing, as far as health would 
admit. In 1860, had succeeded in attaining a de- 
sirable position at the Bar, when his health, "for 



SESSIONS. 181 

"some time before treacherous, entirety deserted 
"him," and for two or three years he was "leading 
"quite an idle, bohemian life, sometimes dabbling a 
"little in the courts, sometimes shut up in his room, 
"sometimes languidly floating about the world in 
"pursuit of strength." 

During the spring of 1861 he was again com- 
pletely prostrated in health, for months unable to 
walk, and for many weeks a close prisoner in his 
room. The latter part of the summer was able to 
be removed to his old home in Woodstock, Ct., 
having turned over his office and library to a 
brother lawyer. Was still remaining at Wood- 
stock, Dec. 28, of that year. 

May 4, 1869, he was again at his home in Bing- 
hampton, where, with better health, he was "prac- 
ticing his profession, pleasantly and successfully." 

In his class letter, 1878, from Binghampton, 
"Law office, 18 Court St.," he says: "I have but 
"little of a personal nature to report. Am living 
"on through the successive years in this beautiful 
"city, attending to the duties of my profession in 
"such a way, that while it confines me rather 
"closely, it does not quite enslave me. My posi- 
tion in it is such that it commands all the busi- 
ness I am able or care to do. I have never writ- 
"ten an autobiography of myself, and therefore I 
"cannot send }^ou one. I will say, however, that 
"long ago I came to the conclusion that a pleasant 
"private life was more independent and desirable 
"than a public or official one; and I have kept my- 
self steadily aloof from all offices, cliques and fac- 



182 SESSIONS. 

"tions — rejecting office whenever proffered — and 
"have thus far succeeded in keeping out of the 
"penitentiary and the inebriate asylum! There 
"is a Mrs. Sessions, an agreeable lady of twelve 
"years of matrimonial experience, and also a baby 
"boy, to both of whom I shall be most happy to in- 
troduce you, if you Avill favor us with a visit. We 
"have a pleasant home of our own in a very pleas- 
"ant neighborhood of a most pleasant city, where 
"we live in a pleasant sort of way, and are always 
"glad to see our friends. My own life is, of course, 
"a somewhat busy one, but I find, or take more or 
"less time for literature, books, flowers and society. 
••Mrs. Sessions always enjoys seeing the old time 
"friends of her husband; and should you, or any of 
"my class-mates, in your vacation ramblings, be 
"able to come and see us, I trust to convince you 
"that the friendships of old Dartmouth days, though 
"allowed to slumber, do not die out of heart and 



"memory." 



He was still "pursuing the even tenor of his 
••way" at Binghampton, June IB, 1893, thus prov- 
ing himself one of the most permanent men of the 
Class, probably the longest fixed, professionally, in 
one locality, if we reckon in his law-student life at 
the same place. 

"With me," he says, "it has been constant work 
" — often interrupted by ill-health — with little in- 
terest in political campaigns, or trials for heresy, 
"and with no curiosity about college regattas or 
"base ball games. A quiet life in my profession, 
"and a pleasant life at home, is about what there is 



SESSIONS. 183 

"of it. Our home remains the same as of old. It 
"still possesses the wife and mother and 'the boy,' 
"with books and flowers and such accessories. 
"Said boy is now passed his fifteenth year, and is 
"struggling with the difficulties of Latin and 
"Geometry and all that they imply." 

He again proffers his liberal hospitality, and 
speaks very tenderly of Class-mate Burton, with 
whom he once enjoyed a fishing excursion to the 
Goose Pond region ! 

While living in Charlestown, N\ H., the Secre- 
tary heard directly from Bro. Sessions through the 
Rev. Thos. D. Howard, an associate clerg\ 7 man of 
that place, Avho, on visiting his friends in Bing- 
hampton, took occasion to inquire particularly after 
Mr. Sessions, and call upon him. Mr. Howard re- 
ports his standing there as high in the estimation 
of his fellow citizens, both professionally and so- 
cially. Our class-mate will be recalled as one of 
the most brilliant composition writers of our num- 
ber, a supposed admirer and imitator of Thomas 
Carlyle, though abhorring statistics, as his Class 
record shows. At least one beautiful effusion of 
his pen has been given to the world, being "A 
'•Memorial Tribute to Hon. Orlow W. Chapman, 
"late Solicitor-General of the United States," pro- 
nounced before the Supreme Court at Binghamp- 
ton, Feb. 25, 1890. 



184 STAXTOX. 

STANTON, HENRY ELIJAH, * 
Manchester, X. H. 

1 Brookfield, X. H., July 23, 1831. His 

parents were Dea. Charles F. and Betsey (Cook) 
Stanton, of Brookfield. His brother, Benjamin F. 
Stanton, was a printer; came to Lake Tillage, X. 
11. (now Lakeport, in the city of Laconia), about 
1866, and started a newspaper, the "Lake Village 
"Times," with which our Class Secretary was con- 
siderably identified for several years. He took in 
a partner, Col. Martin H. Haynes, afterwards M. 
C, firm of "Stanton & Haynes." He possessed 
like talents and genial qualities of mind and heart 
with his brother Henry; also the same feeble con- 
>titution. After making his paper a complete suc- 
cess, he returned to Manchester and there, as it is 
reported, died. 

2 High School in Manchester, from 1846 

till 1850. 

Our class-mate's health continuing poor after 
leaving college, his physicians and friends advised 
him to spend the winter at the South. 

In the winter of 1854-5 he taught at Portsmouth, 
Yn.; there also delivered a course of lectures, 
which were highly spoken of by the papers of the 
day. 

The next season he assumed the position of 
"Professor of Languages and Mathematics," in the 
Leavenworth Collegiate Institute, at Petersburg, 
Ya.. where he labored for about one year with 
good success. 



STANTON. 185 

He d. at Petersburg, Feb. 22, 1856, of typhoid 
fever and congestion of the brain, aged 24 years 
and 7 months. 

Of his life previously to entering College, his 
pastor bears the following testimony: 

"Henry I have known well from a boy of 12 
"years till his death, and never knew aught against 
"him. I may confidently say, though not openly a 
"professor of religion, he was no skeptic — indulged 
"in no secret infidelity, as many of our young men, 
"who are taught in our high schools and colleges 
"do, in these days." 

A friend of his in Virginia, who had a favorable 
opportunity for forming an estimate of his char- 
acter, in writing to his deeply afflicted mother, 
says: "I have seldom met with a young man so 
"pure, so gifted, so highly cultivated, possessing 
"so little of earth's alloy, and so much that was 
"truly lovely and attractive. Notwithstanding his 
"shyness, he was so prepossessing that he excited 
"the interest of a number of visitors" (i. e., to the 
Public Library, of which the writer was Librarian), 
"yet he made but few intimate acquaintances." 

The writer of the above was with him in his last 
illness, and during the sad night of his death, and 
says he was calm, prayerful and resigned; repeat- 
ing several verses of poetry and one stanza fre- 
quently, from Longfellow's Psalm of Life : 

"Life is real! life is earnest! 

"And the grave is not its goal; 
"Dust thou art, to dust returnest, 

"Was not spoken of the soul." 



186 STAXTOX. 

The following resolutions were passed by the 
faeultv and students of the Leavenworth Collegiate 
Institute, and published in the "Petersburg Intelli- 
"gencer": 

"JResolved, That, we bow with profound grief be- 
"neath the afflicting stroke which has suddenly 
"laid low in death our much esteemed fellow Pro- 
cessor, and our zealous, devoted and revered 
"teacher: and that while we cannot fathom the 
"solemn event, we would 'be still," hear the voice 
"of God, and receive the lesson which it contains. 

"Resolved, That, to a richly endowed and culti- 
vated mind were united in him a delicate and re- 
"fined taste, a uniformly kind, considerate and gen- 
"erous heart, and a life of unsullied and irreproach- 
able purity; and that in all the relations which he 
"sustained we knew him only as a gentleman of 
"modest, but undoubted and excellent worth."' 

Mr. Stanton wrote considerably for the news- 
papers, and, during the years 1851-3, was a fre- 
quent contributor to the "Manchester American." 
lie left more than 500 manuscript paper-: and one 
of his last, written a short time before his death, 
and seemingly prophetic of that event, was an In- 
troduction to a Lecture upon Edgar Allan Poe. 

His mortal remains were brought from Virginia, 
and his dust now lies in the beautiful cemetery at 
Manchester. 



STATHAM. 187 

STATHAM, FRANCIS CUMMINS, 

GREENSBORO, Ga. 

Greensboro, Oct. 29, 1829. His father's 



name was M. "Walker Statham; or, as we may in- 
fer, more correctly, from his cousin's statement, 
"Mr. Emory Statham." He was named after 
Francis Cummins, D. D., an itinerant Presbyterian 
clergyman of great power in the Carolinas and 
Georgia, 1780-1832. 

2 Greensboro Male Acad, in part, and pri- 
vately in part. 

He entered Princeton (N. J.) Theological Sem- 
inary in 1853, and graduated in 1856. The writer 
visited him there, in April of his last year, and 
found him standing well as a student. 

Was ordained at Rome, Ga., in the fall of the 
same year, and spent the next eighteen months in 
Home Missionary service, visiting ah the most im- 
portant places in Georgia and Florida; six months 
of that time in charge of the Presbyterian Church 
at Bellevue, Ga., and six months at Ocala, Fla., in 
the same capacity. 

In the summer of 1858 he removed to New York 
City, and resided in the General Theological Sem. 
until he was ordained Deacon in the Protestant 
Episcopal Church, 'Now, 1859. 

Had charge of a parish on Long Island about 
two years, until April 1, 1862, but resumed his 
residence in New York City the May following, 
and was there living in March, 1864, with location 
at 223 West 20th street. He had assisted the 



188 STATHAM. 

Rector of St. Luke's Church, Brooklyn, N". Y., 
for three months; the Rector of St. Bartholomew's, 
N". Y., for the same length of time; the Rector of 
Calvary Church, N. Y., for about six weeks, dail} 7 ; 
the Clergy of. Trinity Church for some nine 
months, and at the date last given was assisting 
the Rector of St. Peter's Church, West 20th street, 
ST. Y. 

In the discharge of his professional duties while 
in Georgia and Florida, he travelled over 4,000 
miles on horseback. Was engaged with others in 
several literary enterprises — especially in those de- 
partments requiring the use of the modern lan- 
guages — the chief of which was connected with 
church hymnody, involving six months' labor in 
1863, in company with the Rev. John Freeman 
Young, of Trinity Church. 

No further tidings from Mr. Statham for more 
than thirty years, or since last seen by the Secre- 
tary in New York City, July, 1864. 

A letter to him, dated Jan. 10, 1893, and sent to 
Greensboro, Ga., with special request that it be 
"forwarded" to his present address, was, in April 
following, remanded to the writer from the "Dead 
"Letter Office." 

His cousin, Mrs. P. S. Dudley, of Grenada, Miss., 
under date of April 29, 181)4, confesses to a total 
ignorance of his whereabouts for many years, 
though thinking that from his "large connection" 
formerly, in Greensboro, some information might 
be obtained; but C. C. Norton, of Greensboro 
(May 25, 1894), says: "Nobody here knows the 



STATHAM-STATHAM. 189 

"address of the Rev. F. C. Statham. He has not 
"been heard of in twenty years. The last intelli- 
"gence was that he went to Europe." 



STATHAM, WALTER SCt)TT, * n. gl, 

AUGUSTA, GA. 

1 Dauburg, Wilkes Co., Ga., July, 1832, 

being the second son of Dr. Augustin Davis and 
Lucy Bullock (Tate) Statham. His mother's fam- 
ily were from Virginia. His parents removed to 
Yalabusha Co., Miss., in 1842, with a family of six 
children, their two oldest having died before they 
left Georgia. On his father's maternal side he was 
related to Jefferson Davis; on the paternal side to 
Hon. L. Q. C. Lamar. Dr. Statham (his father) 
had d. two weeks previously to his own death, 
July 14, 1862. Walter S. Statham was an own 
cousin of our class-mate la'st sketched. While in 
College he seems to have been again residing, tem- 
porarily at least, in Georgia. 

2 Augusta, Ga. (probably). 

3 Annie V. Elliotte, of Grenada, Miss., 

June, 1858; she being the dau. of Dr. Elliott, of 
Alabama, and her mother, a sister of the gallant 
Lieutenant, I. N. Brown, of the U. S. Navy, after- 
wards a Commodore in the Confederate service, 
and commander of the well remembered "Arkansas" 
of Mississippi river and Yicksburg fame. 

She was an Episcopalian, though her mother 
(still living) and her sisters are all Presbyterians. 



190 STATHAM. 

Her step-father was brother-in-law to ex-Gov. 
Foote, of Mississippi. She died "broken-hearted, 
"and was laid beside her husband, six years after 
"his death," in 1868. 

4 I. Elliotte Wixter, b. March, 1860, in 

Grenada; d. July, 186 J, aged one year and four 
months, in Yalabusha Co., at his grandmother's 
country home. His devoted father was allowed 
only the privilege of seeing him die and be laid 
to rest, ere the duties of the field demanded his re- 
turn to his regiment. 

Having commenced the study of Law immediate- 
ly on leaving our class, Mr. Statham entered into 
practice as the partner of Gen. E. L. Acee, in 
Grenada, Miss., in 1855. 

Mr. Acee was previously from South Carolina, 
and a General of the militia in that state, in former 
years. lie continued in this partnership till his 
marriage in 1858, and then practiced alone till he 
joined the Southern Army near the commencement 
of the Civil War. He was first enlisted as Cap- 
tain (by election) of Co. G. — the Grenada Rifle 
Co. — and the first to leave Grenada in 1861. They 
rendezvoused at Corinth, Miss., where he was 
elected Colonel of the L5th Miss, regiment, and 
finally succeeded Gen. Zollicoffer, as acting 
Brigadier-General after the battle of Shiloh. In 
command of a brigade, he was sent to hold Yicks- 
burg, Miss., in .July, 1862, where he died of he- 
maturia, and malarial fever, on the 30th of that 
month, aged 30 years. His remains were brought 
for interment to Grenada, to rest in the I. O. O. F. 



STATHAM. 191 

cemetery, beside those of his father and his little 
son. Indeed, the news of his father's death, so re- 
cently coming upon him, when "worn out from ex- 
posure," produced a shock to which he soon 
yielded. His death left only a sister and brother 
as survivors of the once numerous family. His= 
photograph was received through a friend who was 
visiting 1ST. H. in 1878, and inserted in the class 
album. 

It may be remembered that our class-mate had a 
brother, Lafayette S. Statham, who was with him 
at Hanover for some time, also that this brother 
became warmly attached to one of the brightest of 
the Hanover boys, Byron J. Dudley, who went 
back with him to the South. This now only sur- 
viving sister had married Mr. Dudley, June 18, 
1857; and the same summer our class-mate re- 
visited Hanover in company with Mr. and Mrs. 
Dudley. 

Mr. Dudley d. Feb. 15, 1867, leaving a little son 
of four weeks, (1) Byron Statham Dudley. Mrs. 
Dudley's last and youngest brother also d. at 
Grenada, Aug. 10, 1883, leaving her and her son 
"to struggle on alone through many disappoint- 
"ments and vicissitudes." 

She again visited Hanover in 1871, when her 
boy was 4 years old. 

Has been for many }^ears, and is still, a teacher 
at Grenada. Speaks of her son as a noble and 
good young man, an elder in the Presbyterian 
Church, much loved and respected; taking first 
honors in the Dental Department of Vanderbilt 



192 8TATHAM-STEWABT. 

University, Nashville, Tenn., in Feb. last, and 
hoping to graduate from the same in Feb. 1895. 

She speaks very tenderly of our class-mate. 
Hopes he was a Christian, though he was not a 
member of any church. Their parents were of the 
* Baptist persuasion. 

U I certainly appreciate the honor of knowing 
"that my dear brother's memory is still cherished 
"by the survivors of his class. * * With sin- 
cere good wishes for the welfare of those who 
••-till linger 'on this side of the river,' I am 
"earnestly and respectfully your friend, Mrs. P. S. 
"Dudlev, nee P. T. Statham." 



STEWART, LEVI MEREIC K . 

( OJMNNA, ME. 

1 Corinna. Dec. 10, 1827 ; the son of David 

and Eliza (Merrick) Stewart; "of Scotch descent — 
"family tradition saye from Charles IT. and Xell 
"Gwynn." 

2 Hartland, Me., principally; also, one term 

each, at Cornith and Bloomfield, Me. He entered 
Dartmouth College one year in advance, at the 
beginning of his Class Sophomore year. Went 
his Junior year to Waterville College, Me., and 
returned his Senior year to Dartmouth, in company 
with M. 1). Brown, Oakes and Robinson. 

After graduating, he taughl the Searsporl (Me.) 
Union School; read Law with his brother, David 
D. Stewart, Esq., at St. Albans, Me., and took his 



STEWART. 193 

degree at the Harvard Law School, in Cambridge, 
Mass. Was admitted to the Bar, in Maine, in 
September. Settled in practice at Minneapolis, 
Minn., Oct. 29, 1856, and there continues to the 
present time. 

We have previously alluded to the "sticking 
"qualities" of Bros. Allen, Chase, Lamson, Parker, 
H. M. Perrin, Reed, Robinson and Sessions, to 
which list M. D. Brown should probably be added, 
to be hereafter supplemented by the names of 
Strow and Waterhouse. And now comes Bro. 
Stewart to claim, next to Robinson, the honor of 
the longest period of continued employment in the 
same place; as he commenced in Minneapolis less 
than a year and a half later than Robinson in Iowa 
City. 

In his letter of Jan. 20, 1893 — the first he had 
ever written to any of his class-mates — he directs 
the Secretary 'simply to say of himself that he is 
'still in the practice of the Law at Minneapolis.' 

With all respect to our brother's modesty, we 
must beg the privilege of indulging in a few 
notices which have already been made public. 
The "New York Tribune Monthly" for June, 
1892, is a pamphlet of 93 pp.; giving a list of 
American Millionaires, and the lines of business in 
which their fortunes were made. The name of L. 
M. Stewart is given among them — and 43 others 
in Minneapolis — with the added statement, "Law 
"practice for many years, and investments." 

We also feel at liberty to subjoin the following 
extracts from a leading Minneapolis newspaper: 



194 STEWART. 

"One of the unique features of Minneapolis' 
"business centre, is the green grass plat, grove and 
"cottages which constitute 'Elder Stewart's Corner,' 
"on Fourth street and Hennepin avenue. This 
"cheerful spot is in pleasing contrast with the sur- 
"rounding monotony of business blocks and af- 
"fords a visual relief to all who view it. It is a 
"living oasis in the midst of a dead expanse of 
"brick and stone. Levi M. Stewart, better known 
"as 'the Elder,' who owns and occupies this prop- 
erty, is one of this city's best known citizens, hav- 
"ing been with it almost from its beginning. The 
"increase in the city's population has been about 
"an hundred fold since Elder Stewart arrived here. 
"He is one of the many men from Maine who have 
"made this place their home and have formed one 
"of the most sterling elements of the community. 
"Tradition says that his birthplace was a farm in 
"Penobscot County, and that the date of his ar- 
"rival there is entirety unknown; but the Elder 
"seems to have served an injunction on Father 
"Time, so that his years are usual lv discounted 
"about thirty per cent." 

Allusions are next made to his education at 
Dartmouth and the Cambridge Law School, as 
above, and it adds: "He never did a stroke of 
"business before coming here" (we might take ex- 
ceptions to this statement, in view of his well- 
remembered diligence in 'working his way' through 
the Academy and College). "He is a great col- 
lector of law and other literature, and now 
"possesses at his commodious offices, in the Kasota 



STEWART. 195 

block, the finest law library in the West. For 
many years Elder Stewart has been one of the 
hardest workers in his profession. It is said that 
he has averaged during that time more than 
eighteen hours of labor, daily. It is consequently 
not surprising that he has accumulated a fortune, 
popularly estimated at from $8,000,000 to $10,- 
000,000, having invested his earnings largely in 
Minneapolis real estate. In everything he is 
guided by the wise and conservative counsel of 
his 'wife,' whom nobody ever saw, but whom he 
claims to consult on all subjects of importance. 
With all his assiduous toil, he believes in inno- 
cent amusement, and is one of the best patrons of 
every good show that appears. 'Joshua Whit- 

'comb' is said to be one of his favorite plays, and 
he has probably witnessed it as many as forty 
times. He expects to go to the World's Fair, 
and will doubtless 'do' it with a thoroughness 
equalled by very few persons. He enjoys a good 
stoty, and don't believe in worrying about any- 
thing. For physical exercise he acts as his 'wife's 

'hired man,' labors in the early morning hours, 
and keeps the oasis in apple pie order. People 
who don't know him sometimes sympathize with 
the 'hired man.' In religion he is a 'Home 

'Baptist,' and the only members of his denomina- 
tion are himself and wife, so that it is one of the 
most harmonious religious sects ever known. 
The 'Home Baptist' pulpit is located in a tree by 
the cottage where he lives. His active exercise 
and tranquil spirit render him impervious to the 



196 STEWART. 

"assaults of Jack Frost so be finds no occasion for 
•'the use of an overcoat. "While Elder Stewart 
"practices careful economy in all business trans- 
actions, be has a warm heart for suffering human- 
ity, and many are the generous deeds which 
"should be credited to him, but which are known 
"to but few aside from the immediate beneficiaries. 
"To his kindness the Northwestern Hospital is in- 
"debted for its present site. His gifts in various 
••ways probably mount into hundreds of thousands 
"of dollars in aggregate. Tbe needs of helpless 
••women and children appeal especially to his sym- 
"pathy. His charitable deeds are performed in an 
"unostentatious manner that avoids publicity. 
"Though he talks much about his 'wife', he never 
•'talks about himself. While ever ready to listen 
••to appeals for worthy aid, he i$ keen to detect 
"fraud and deception. His handwriting is done 
"with microscopic exactness, and the same char- 
acteristic is noted in all his business affairs. 
-While he might readily make a $10,000 gil't to a 
"deserving cause, he would spend a thousand dol- 
lars to fight the man who wanted to cheat him 
"out of a cent." 

Then follows an account of the celebrated law 
case in which the title to a part of the grounds he 
now occupies was stoutly contested by David M. 
Cochran, of Springfield, Ohio. The action for 
ejectment was commenced in April, 1867, and was 
first decided against the defendant by the District 
Court, in January, 1870. Mr. Stewart appealed to 
the Supreme Court, and alter long delays the 



STEWART. 197 

former decision has been totally reversed, Aug. 24, 
1893; the plaintiff being ordered to pay the de- 
fendant $969, which he did, together with the de- 
fendant's costs sustained. 

Through much of this case Mr. Stewart was his 
own attorney. The contest was an unusual one. 
Both plaintiff and defendant claimed title to the 
premises under the same mortgage, but under sep- 
arate foreclosures thereof. The final decision was 
that Stewart is the legal owner of the premises in 
dispute, that the plaintiff never had any title or 
claim to any part thereof, and that Stewart's title 
to the premises, under the mortgage and fore- 
closure of the same, was good and valid. 

"The property, being located in the heart of the 
"city, great values were involved in the contest for 
"its title. The result leaves the site of the 'Home 
" 'Baptist' pulpit in the undisturbed possession of 
"its long-time occupant and owner, who has often 
"declined to allow any further encroachment of 
"business improvements upon its park-like beauties. 
"Elder Stewart and his estimable 'wife' have 
"doubtless many years of quiet enjoyment before 
"them, in their humble cottage among the trees of 
"the 'Oasis' " (generally known as "Zion's Hill") . 

Mr. Stewart has never held, never tried for, and 
never wanted any office, civil, clerical or political. 

A discerning lady of our acquaintance has de- 
cided that there can be no other Mrs. Stewart but 
the guardian spirit who is continually suggesting 
to him words of sympathy, and practical wisdom, 
and acts of kindness and beneficence. 



198 BTBOW. 

STROW, JOHN DE WAYNE, 
Weathersfield, Vt. 

1 Weathersfield, April 11, 1831. Hi> par- 
ents were Reuben and Elizabeth M. Strow; the 
former of English, the latter of Scotch descent. 
His sister, now deceased, was Mrs. Dr. L. J. 
Graves, late of Claremont, X. PI., whose two dans. 
(his nicer-). Mrs. P. P. Colburn, of Claremont. 
and Miss Mary E. Grave-, who is at the head of 
the Arcadia Seminary at Wolfeville, Nova Scotia, 
are now his only surviving relative- in the East. 

'2 Springfield. Yt.. and Thetford, Vt. 

3 Maria B. Pox of Schoharie Co., X. Y.. at 

Port Dodge, la., by Rev. E. L. Dodden, Dec 31, 
1856. She wa6 b. April 17. 1833, in Sharon. NT. 
Y : her father being Dr. George P. Fox. and her 
mother nee Catherine Shafer, <>i* German de-cent. 

4 I. Anna. b. Sept. 10, 1861, in Port 

I )< >dge, Ta. 

II. Edwin James, b. Jan. 17. 1865, in 
I >es Moines, la. 

III. Clarence Dk Wayne, b. June 14. 
1868, at Port Dodge. 

IY. John Leland, b. Jan. 3, 1871, at 
Port Dod< 

Leaving Dartmouth in 1852, he first went to 
\r\\ York City and entered into real estate busi- 
ness with his brother, James \l. Strow, and at the 
same time commenced reading Law. Was there 
admitted to the Bar in 1854. In August, 1855, he 
removed to Fort Dodffe, la., and has since resided 



STROW. 199 

there continuously (with the brief exception below 
noted), till the present time (1894), principally en- 
gaged in dealing in real estate. He is thus to be 
reckoned among the most permanent men of our 
class in his life-work, rivalling in adhesiveness, 
Robinson and Stewart, who commenced in their 
respective cities the same and the following years, 
though without a temporary residence elsewhere. 

Mr. Strow was at Des Moines, la., from the 
spring of 1863 to the fall of 1865, acting as chief 
clerk in the office of the Provost Marshal, at a 
salary of $1,200 per annum, and some perquisites. 
He was at that time the possessor of some 1000 
acres of choice bottom lands on the Iowa river. 

In the fall of 1865, after his "temporary resi- 
dence" at Des Moines, he returned to Fort Dodge. 

In his letter for one of our class meetings 
(probably 1878), he says: "While circumstances 
"will prevent my being with you in person, I shall 
"be with you in spirit. I have nothing to report 
"as to my career since leaving College that would 
"be interesting. Have had no particularly good 
"or bad fortune, and no reason to complain of my 
"lot, having slid through life, so far, rather smooth- 
"ly. I notice with pleasure the eminence attained 
"by some of our class who have earned a world- 
"wide reputation in science." 

Still at Fort Dodge, Feb. 10, 1893, he adds: "I 
"have passed along quietly, having attained no 
"exalted position nor met with any adverses or 
"misfortunes; and think I have enough, with 
"economy and good management, to carry me 



200 STROW. 

"through the short balance of my life." 

The blessing of Heaven has indeed rested upon 
our brother in his family relations. What a con- 
trast with the experience of some of us who used 
to sit so near to him in the halls of old Dart- 
mouth ! 

In 1878, he could say he had lost no children, 
and had but very little sickness in his family. And 
again, at last reported date, as above, his four 
children were all living, though away from home. 
u 8o, Mrs. Strow and I are alone, the same as when 
u we commenced life. My health is good and I am 
"strong and vigorous for a man of my age." (The 
youngest son has since returned to the home circle, 

as below). 

I. Anna resides in Des Moines; was m. Nov. 5, 
1890, to J. H. Woods of that city. Child (1) 
Helen (Woods) b. Aug. 5, 1893. 

IL Edwin J. is at Council Bluffs, la., employed 
in running a cigar and news-stand in Grand 

Hotel. 

III. Clarence D. is in Chicago, 111., in real 
estate and loan business, at 69 Dearborn street. 

IV. John L., previously at Eagle Grove, la., is 
now at Fort Dodge, in the jewelry business, resid- 
ing with his parents. 



THOMPSON. 201 

THOMPSON, WILLIAM CHAELES, 

Worcester, Mass. 
Plymouth, 5f. H., Sept. 25, 1832. He 



was the son of William Coombs Thompson, Esq. 
(D. C, 1820), a lawyer, for many years in Ply- 
mouth; his pedigree was William C. 4 , William 
C.\ Thomas W. 2 , Thomas ] ; the last named having 
migrated from Scotland directly to this country. 
His grandparents were Hon. Thomas W. Thomp- 
son, of Concord, N. H., and Elizabeth (Porter) 
Thompson, of Salisbury, N. H. His mother's 
maiden name was Martha Higginson Leverett, 
dan. of Mr. John Leverett, of Windsor, Vt. He 
was the older brother of Gen. John Leverett 
Thompson, of Chicago, 111., who was a student at 
Dartmouth soon after our graduation, and com- 
menced his military career as Captain of one of the 
four New Hampshire companies in the Rhode 
Island Cavalry, 1862, receiving the degree of 
LL. B. from Harvard, in 1858, and the honorary 
degree of A. M. from Dartmouth, in 1867, and also 
from Williams in 1875. 

2 Kimball Union Acad., Meriden, N". H., 

under C. S. Richards. 

He studied Law for the first year after graduat- 
ing with Hon. Dwight Foster, at Worcester, Mass., 
and two years at the Law School, in Cambridge, 
Mass. Was admitted to the Bar in Worcester in 
1856 and commenced the practice of Law in Oct. 
of the same year, in St. Paul, Minn., where he con- 
tinued till June, 1862. 



202 THOMPSON. 

His health failing, he then returned to Worces- 
ter, and the same year went to Xew York City, 
and was re-admitted to the Bar with the intention 
of practicing there. But his health continued to 
fail, and having been attacked with hemorrhage of 
the lungs, in March, 1863, he went to Nassau, 
New Providence, to obtain a warmer climate. Soon 
after arriving there, he was appointed United 
States Vice Consul, and acted in that capacity till 
the close of the war in 1865, when he returned to 
this country. 

It proved a matter of regret to his friends that 
the improvement of his health experienced on the 
island was only temporary. 

He resided at Worcester and Somerville, Mass., 
from 1866 to 1877. His health was then so far 
renewed that in May, of the latter year, he took up 
:ii> residence in Pepperell, Mass., where he has re- 
mained till the present year, 1894. He boarded at 
first with Dr. Howe, where first seen bv the Secre- 
tary (after our several pleasant vacation visits in 
Worcester, 1854-6), in 1881. He was then employ- 
ing himself in reading solid, never light, literature, 
reviewing his law studies and writing letters. 

His health has continued to improve since re- 
siding in Pepperell. The Secretary has visited him 
repeatedly, and always with satisfaction. Oct. 24, 
1887, he was occupying a very pleasant home and 
private boarding place at C. H. Peck's, one and a 
half miles from Pepperell Centre, where he prob- 
ably is at present. 

We well recall Mi*. Thompson as one of the most 



THOMPSON-THOMPSON. , 203 

brilliant recitation scholars in our class, especially 
the first year, in Prof. Sanborn's department, and 
we have not forgotten his generous nature and 
genial qualities of mind and heart. 

We have often, in these later years, almost en- 
vied our brother, the life of dignified ease and free- 
dom from care, as well as of literary leisure and in- 
dependence, which he is permitted to lead. 

In appearance he has grown old but slightly. 
Would be pleased to receive letters from any of his 
class-mates. 

His last report of himself (Nov. 1, 1894) is that 
'his health has not been sufficiently good of late 
'years to admit of the practice of his profession, 
'and he has lived in quiet and retirement, mostly 
'occupied in the study of Law and working at his 
'trade as a carpenter.' 



THOMPSON, WILLIAM SMITH, 

Wilmot, N. H. 

1 Wilmot, Aug. 22, 1828. His father was 

Samuel 3 Thompson (William 2 , Moses 1 ) ; his 
mother, Anna True Smith, the dau. of Dea. Wil- 
liam True Smith. His parents were natives of Deer- 
field, N H., father b. June 5, 1800; mother b, Dec. 
5, 1803. They were m. in Deerfield, by their pas- 
tor, Eev. Nathaniel Wells, Oct. 17, 1827, and im- 
mediately moved to the home in Wilmot, where 
they spent the remainder of their lives in diligent 
and successful farming employments. His mother 



204 THOMPSON. 

d. Feb. 12, 18(32: his father d. Aug. 11, I860. 

2 Meriden, N. H., under Rev. C. S. Rich- 
ards. 

3 Harriet Tibbetts, of Reading. Ma — .. 

Nov. 30, 1860. by Dr. William Barrows. She was 
the dan. of Enos and Cynthia (Parker) Tibbetts; 
1). in Reading. May 31, 1833. Her father was b. in 
Rochester, X. H., Aug. 12. 1795. and d. April 17. 
180.5: her mother was 1). in Reading, Mass., July 6, 
1804. and d. Sept. 1. 1875. Their married life was 
spent in Reading. Mass., at the farm home to which 
they first moved. 

4 I. Harriet Anna, b. Jan. 28. 1862, in 

Alna. Me. 

II. William Henry, b. May 17, 1869, in 
Acton, Me. 

He reported of these children in their early years 
that they were "active, mirthful and giving prom- 
ise, with favorable opportunities, of becoming 
"average scholars." 

The first fall and winter after graduating he 
taught at Northwood, X. II., and the spring ensu- 
ing at Salisbury, X. II. Studied for the mini-try 
at the Andover Theological Seminary, entering in 
1854, and graduating in 1857. Was licensed t<> 
preach the gospel by the Andover Association, at 
Andover. Mass., Feb. 1<>. 1857, and ordained a- an 
Evangelist, al Solon. Mr.. Oct. 17, 1860. IK* had 
remained at Andover a- a resident licentiate, for a 
lew month-, after taking hi- degree, preaching in 
the meantime a- opportunity offered, and five or 
m.\ Sabbath- at Stoddard, N. II. Engaged for 



THOMPSON. 205 

one year as minister at Enfield, N". H., after which he 
spent a few months in New York City and Brook- 
lyn, attending- lectures at the Union Theol. Sem., 
and taking lessons in elocution. Subsequently he 
preached three months at Guilford, Vt., and else- 
where, till Feb., 1860, when he engaged for one 
3^ear in supply of the churches at Solon and at 
Bingham, Me. 

In March, 1861, Mr. Thompson took up his resi- 
dence at Alna, Me., Lincoln Co., near the coast, 
where in 1863, with encouraging prospects of use- 
fulness, he was the acting pastor of two churches, 
the Cong. Church in Alna, and the 1st Cong. 
Church in ~New Castle. His labors in this field 
were closed Sept. 15, 1866, after which he again 
resided at Andover, Mass., during a portion of 
1867, and supplied pulpits in different places — one 
or more Sabbaths in each of the New England 
States. He was stated supply of the Cong. Church 
in Loudon, N. H., for one year, from Sept., 1867; 
and Jan. 1, 1869, entered upon his longest and 
very successful pastorate of. sixteen years and two 
months over the Cong. Church of Acton, Me. In 
1885 he commenced a seven }^ears' pastorate with 
the Cong. Church in Newington, ]N~. H., which 
closed June 1, 1892. In October following, large- 
ly on account of his son's health, he entered upon 
his "seventh field of labor — an agricultural one," 
removing his family to Hampton Falls, N.'H. — 
yet within three miles of the heart of Exeter 
Village, which is his post-office address — and here 
holding himself in readiness for occasional pulpit 



206 THOMPSON. 

supplies. Our brother wrote for the "Congregational 

"Journal," Concord, X. H., while a member of the 
Seminary, and afterwards; and furnished frequent 
articles for the Portland "Christian Mirror" during 
his residence in Maine. 

An article published in the Christian Mirror, 
-Shall we Help," presenting the duty of the weaker 
churches, when home missionary funds are low, re- 
ceived favorable comment. Several articles were 
published earlier under the title "Winter Repose," 
showing the tendency of many of the weaker 
churches to be without earnest action in the winter 
season. The papers have not been perserved and 
the titles of other articles are forgotten. 

I. Harriet A. was in. to John Franklin Turner, 
of West Lebanon, 1ST. H. Their present residence 
is in Reading, Mass. The couple were joined in 
marriage at Newington, March 18, 1886, by the 
bride's father. Mr. Turner is head clerk in auditor's 
room of the Boston & Maine railroad. They have 
three healthy and bright, children : (1) William 
Franklin (Turner), b. in Newington, May 6, 1887; 
(2) Edward Harrison, b. in Medford, Mass., April 
19, 1889; (H) Anna Rebecca, b. Xov. 6, 1892, in 
Reading, Mass. They usually, as a family, pass 
several weeks with their grandparents each sum- 
mer. 

II. William II. was an invalid with live years 
of constant illness, "having had a wide experience 
-in physical suffering." He had begun to gain 
slowly in strength, and had continued to improve 
after his father's last removal to a home of their 



THOMPSON-THOMSON. 207 

own, so that in Feb., 1893, he was attempting a 
little light work about the buildings, and riding 
considerably as a book agent. Nov. 1, 1894, he 
has worked vigorously on the farm for about 
eighteen months, conducting the farm business 
with marked ability and success. He has worked 
beyond his strength, and is at present suffering 
from w 7 hat the doctor calls a severe attack of 
bronchitis. 



THOMSON, HOMER ALEXANDER, * n. a. 

Perkins ville, Yt. 
1 Perkinsville (Weathersfield township), 



Feb. 22, 1827. He was one of the seven children 
of Menzies A. and Huldah (Selden) Thomson; 
all but three of whom were deceased in 1879. 

2 — — Wesleyan Seminary, Springfield, Vt., and 
Thetford Acad., Thetford, Vt., spending his first 
two years of college life with us at Dartmouth. 

He entered Brown University, Junior year, and 
was there graduated in 1853. Commenced the 
study of Law, and afterwards, during one session, 
was Principal of an Academy in New Jersey. In 
the winter of 1854, he took up his residence in 
New York City, and there continued nearly three 
years. Leaving the study of Law, he adopted 
teaching as his profession, and from 1857 till 1864 
had charge of the Classical department in Flushing 
Institute, Flushing, Long Island, N. Y. Was also 



208 THOMSON . 

Professor of Ancient Languages in the Flushing 
Female College, a portion of the time. 

"He steadfastly remained a very faithful and 
"conscientious instructor in Ancient Languages at 
"the Flushing Institute, in all 22 years/' till his 
death, Dec. 17, 1878, of complicated kidney dis- 
ease, in his 52d year. 

-•He was a thorough classical scholar, and so 
"much the master of Latin and Greek as to be 
-able to compose in those languages. In litera- 
ture he was a wide reader, being well informed 
"on various subjects. In the history of his coun- 
try, and on all important legislative or political 
"questions, he was so versed that it is doubtful if 
"he had an equal in the community where he lived. 
-He was an ardent lover of music and a proficient 
"in song, having in charge, for many years, the 
-music of Sr. George's Church. Hundreds of 
"pupils from every part of the country have stud- 
ied under him. He was a man of retiring dis- 
position, tender-hearted, and a devout Christian. 
"His life knew no guile. In his sickness, which 
-was not long, but very painful, he bore all his suf- 
fering patiently. He was forewarned that death 
-was probable, and he said, k I am not afraid/ 
-His two sisters, from Springfield, Yt., hastened 
•to be at his bedside, but arrived too late. They 
-are to return with his remains, to he buried at 
"Perkinsville, beside those of his mother, whom he 
"tenderly loved and regularly visited in her widow- 
-hood, each year, until her death, two years ago. 
"The students of the Institute have procured a 



THOMSO^-TJPHAM. 209 

"beautiful floral tribute, and are to attend his fun- 
"eral services in a body. His only surviving 
"brother resides in Iowa." 

(The above. sketch is from the "Flushing Daily 
"Times" of Dec. 17, 1878, the day of his death). ' 

His sister, Miss H. E. Thomson, of Chester 
Centre, la., under date of Nov. 5, 1894, has aided 
in the completion of this record. 



UPHAM, NATHANIEL LOED, 

Concord, 1ST. H. 

1 Concord, April 28, 1833. His father was 

Hon. Nathaniel Grookin Upham (D. C, 1820), of 
Concord; his grandparents, Hon. Nathaniel and 
Judith (Cogswell) Upham, of Rochester, N. H. 
The earliest known ancestor of the family was 
Hugo de Upham, A. D , 1208. All the Uphams 
in America are said to be descended from Thomas, 
the first born in this country, the son of John 
Upham, who migrated hither with the Hull, Mass., 
colony, and finally settled in Maiden, Mass. His 
mother was nee Betsey Watts Lord, a supposed 
relative of President Nathan Lord, D. D. She 
died when he was very young; consecrating this 
infant son of hers to the work of the Gospel min- 
istry. 

2 At Concord (probably). Part of his 

College course was pursued at Bowdoin College, 
Maine, coming to Dartmouth our Second year. 



210 CJPHAM. 

3 Anna Howell Janeway, at Kingston, N. 

J., June 5, 1861. She was the youngest dan. of 
the Rev. John L. Janeway, D. D., Secretary of 
the Presbyterian Board of Domestic Missions. 

4 I.Bessie Lord, b. May (>, 1862, at 

Philadelphia, Pa.; d. May 20, 1862, aged 2 weeks. 
II. Anna Janeway, b. April 3, 18(33, at 
'Trenton, X. J. 

III. Nathaniel Janeway, b. Aug. 28, 
1865, at Reaville, 1ST. J. 

IV. Lillian Howell, b. Sept. 2, 18(57, at 
Reaville. 

V. T. Francis Janeway, b. Sept. 30, 

1869, at Reaville. 

VI. John Howell Janeway, b. Aug. 12, 
1871, at Trenton. 

VH. Abby Howell Janeway, b. June 8, 
1876, at Merchantville, N. J. 

lie was Secretary of the Commission on Claims, 
between the United States and Great Britain, at 
London, Eng., from the time of graduating till 

L855. 

Having returned to this country, he studied 
Divinity at the Andover (Mass.) Theological Sem- 
inary, and graduated in 1858. Was stated supply 
of the Cong. Church, Manchester, Vt., from Sept., 
1858, and ordained its pastor, Mar. 10, 1859. Dis- 
missed Oct. 30, L861. 

He afterwards resided at Trenton, X. J., and 
supplied the pulpit of Rev. Dr. .Janeway, at Flem- 
ington, X. J., for one year, till Nov., 1863, expect- 
ing to settle as Junior Pastor. But at that time 



UPHAM. 211 

he accepted an urgent request to become Chaplain 
of the 35th New Jersey regiment, then operating 
in Mississippi, and in March, 1864, reported him- 
self at Jackson, Miss., having participated in Gen. 
Sherman's recent expedition from Vicksburg. He 
afterwards continued with Gen. Sherman till he 
reached Atlanta, Ga., and there received a severe 
sunstroke, on acccount of which he came home on 
furlough, after being in the army several months. 
Returning directly to Savannah, Ga., from New 
York, he met his regiment 20 miles from Savannah, 
preached Christmas and New Year's sermons to 
his soldiers and proceeded on Gen. Sherman's 
march till they reached Beaufort, S. C. 

Having received a call from the church in Pea- 
ville, 1ST. J., he left the army, finally, in Feb., 1865. 

He labored at Reaville among a generous people, 
who were accustomed to give him donations, above 
his salary, in amount, from $200 to $300 per 
annum. He was also engaged in the cause of 
education, holding county meetings, etc. Closing 
his labors there, sometime prior to 1876, he took 
another pastorate over the Presbyterian Church at 
Merchantville, N. J., four miles from Philadelphia, 
where he was instrumental in building a meeting- 
house, and also built a dwelling for himself. Since 
1884 he has been " Secretary of the Preslyyterian 
"Ministers' Fund," and also (since 1892) Secretary 
of the "Philadelphia Tract and Mission Society," 
having under him four missionaries and between 
700 and 800 voluntary Christian helpers. His 
residence in Philadelphia is at ~No. 1800 Park Ave. 



212 UPHAM. 

The heading of his letter (June 19, 1893) repre- 
sents him as the President of a very important and 
honorable organization, -The Christian Arbitra- 
tion and Peaee Society," founded in 1886; an 
"International Association to promote harmony." 
Twelve Vice Presidents and twelve of an Execu- 
tive Council are associated with him, the former, 
men of distinguished names all over the world; the 
latter, men of eminence in the vicinity of Phila- 
delphia; Central office, 310 Chestnut street. Phila- 
delphia; other offices in Xew York City and var- 
ious European cities. Cable address, "Arbitrate, 
-Philadelphia, Pa." 

Mr.Upbam published, while in England (1853-5), 
a report on his commission, his father being at the 
head of the same, under appointment from Presi- 
dent Franklin Pierce. He was also said, at our 
class meeting in 1873, to be publishing a Polyglott 
Bible in Philadelphia. 

His two oldest- sons. (Ill) Xathanikl J., and 
(V) T.FRANCIS J., were in business at Dnlutli, 
Minn. (1893); one the President, and the other the 
Secretary of the "Duluth Loan, Deposit and Trust 
"Company," capital (paid in) $150,000; resources 
v*. liabilities, for Nov. 30, 1892, balancing at 
$ 192,868. 

His daughter. (IV) LILLIAN II. was m. Dec. 4, 
181)0, to Samuel Griffith McConaughy, Secretary 
of the V. M. 0. A., Duluth, Minn., formerly of 
Philadelphia. Pa., and Worcester, Mass.; children. 
(1) Samuel Griffith, Jr. (McConaughy), b. Aug. 
22, 1891 ; (2) Dwight Dunn, b. >Jan. 21, 1893. 



UPHAM-WALKEB. 213 

Our Class-mate's youngest son, (VI.) John H. 
J., was on his second year (1893), as a student in 
medicine at the "University of Philadelphia." 



WALKER, WILLIAM, * x. g. 
Barnstead, 1ST. H. 

1 Barnstead, Jan. 4, 1828. His grand- 
father was William Walker, of Portsmouth, N. H.; 
his father, Joseph A., was b. in Portsmouth, but 
removed (with William, his father) to Barnstead 
when quite young. His mother's name, before 
marriage, was Abigail Murrey, of ISew Market, ]S". 
H. — where born. 

2 Gilmanton Acad., N". H., under Rev. 

Charles Tenney, afterwards of Biddeford, Me., and 
entered Bowdoin College in 1849, but shortly after 
transferred his connection to Dartmouth. 

3 Augusta Webster, only dan. of Hon- 

Samuel Webster, of Barnstead, Sept. 14, 1854. 
Her mother was Lois (Smith) Webster. Both her 
parents were b. in East Kingston, IS". H. She was 
still residing at North Barnstead in 1879, having 
the care of her aged mother. "Accept thanks for 
"the kind interest you manifest in both myself and 
"him whose name is so dear — whose memory is so 
"fresh to me." 

A predisposition to pulmonary complaints in- 
duced him to abandon his collegiate studies and 
enter on a medical course. He attended one term 
of lectures at Hanover; studied nearly one }^ear 



214 WALKER. 

with Dr. J. A. Bussell, Wincbendon, Mas-.: also 

with Dr. A. G. Weeks (D. C 1844). of Barn- 
stead; finally receiving- his medical degree at Phila- 
delphia, in the spring of 185&. 

He began practice under the happiest auspices 
in his native town, as the successor of Dr. Weeks, 
deceased; but in two years after the death of his 
instructor and predecessor, he himself died. July 
14, 1855, at the residence of his father, whither he 
had gone in rapidly declining health for a few days' 
stav. His asre was 27 years and 6 months. 

Rev. Enos George preached his funeral sermon, 
and his remains were laid in the cemetery near his 
own home in North Barnstead, where his widow 
was still living in 18G4. 

••He had some trials, as most young physicians 
-do. but these he met cheerfully, and ever brought 
"to his home a large share of happiness." 

Soon after his decease an obituary notice ap- 
peared in the "Congregational Journal." from 
which the following extract-: 

••In the death of this young man the promised 
••fruit of a useful and beautiful life ha- been 
-blighted, and a large circle of friends mourn his 
••early departure. But their loss is his gain, for 
-he -knew whom he had believed.' At the age of 
••fifteen he became savingly interested in religious 
"thiners, the result of which was a determination to 
"unite himself with the people of* God, which he 
••did by a public profession of faith in ( Jhrist, at the 
••Cong. Church in North Barnstead, in July. L843. 
" * * After his marriage, with health much 



WALKER-WARREN. 215 

"improved, by exercise in the open air, required by 
"his business, a life of usefulness and professional 
"success seemed opening upon him. But that life 
"was destined to be short. In March, 1855, a 
"severe cold, followed by an attack of measles, 
"threw him upon a sick bed and superinduced a 
"rapid decline. Much was hoped from the genial 
"influences of warm weather, but he and his friends 
"hoped against hope. Although he was able again 
"in the early summer to ride out, his strength 
"gradually failed, and he died as above intimated. 
"Life seemed desirable to him, for he had every- 
thing to make life pleasant. But 'there is a bet- 
" 'ter world,' he said, and he looked towards it with 
"an unfaltering trust in Jesus Christ, the only true 
" 'way' thither. 'Blessed are the dead which die 
" 'in the Lprd, from henceforth.' " 



WARPEN, JOSEPH, sr. g. 
Columbia, N". Y. 

1 Columbia, Herkimer Co., N. Y., July 13, 

1830; son of Peter Horton and Etneline (Morgan) 
Warren. His father came from Fishkill, Duchess 
Co., N. Y., in 1805, while yet a boy, to Columbia. 
His mother was a daughter of James Morgan, a 
descendant of James Morgan, one of the first set- 
tlers at New London, Conn. 

2 The Clinton Liberal Institute, Clinton, 

Oneida Co., ST. Y., Rev. T. J. Sawyer, Principal. 



21(5 WARREN. 

Leaving Dartmouth at the close of Sophomore 
year, he entered Yale at the same grade, and there 
graduated in July, 1853. 

Most of the autumn following he spent in trav- 
elling, and in Jan., 1854, entered the Mohawk 
Valley Bank, in the village of Mohawk, X. Y., as 
a clerk. 

In 1856 he went to Oswego, X. Y.,and engaged 
with a friend in starting a hank at that place, 
where he remained until March, 18(33. Was then 
obliged to give up business on account of ill-health. 

In April, 1864, he was at his home near Mohawk, 
Herkimer Co., with improved health, and a pros- 
pect of being enabled by another year of out-door 
life, to report himself off the sick list. 

Later, in 1864, he engaged in the business of 
tannins with his father at Columbia, mid eon- 
tinned to reside there until 1870, when he took up 
his residence in Boston, Mass. His experience and 
acquaintance with the leather trade naturally 
brought him to this city when looking for business. 

He sends from Boston (P. O. Box 3481 ), June 
(', 1883, "a hearty greeting and best wishes to the 
"Class." Had previously arranged to attend his 
Class meeting at New Haven, Ct., on the 20th, 
otherwise would have been with us at Hanover. 
He was then engaged in the leather trade, in which 
continued till about 1888. 

"March 27, 1893/* still in Boston, same P. O. 
Box as ten years before: "Although the last two 
"years of my College course were passed at Yale, 
k *I have many pleasant memories of the time spent 



WARREN-WASHBURN 217 

"at Dartmouth. I am at present doing the work 
"'of an expert accountant and auditor." 

Mr. Warren's location in Boston (Nov. 9, 1894) 
is at the Exchange Building, 53 State St., continu- 
ing the business of accountant and auditor, and he 
would be pleased to greet any of his class-mates 
(the "Old Guard of '53") who may visit Boston. 



WASHBURN, JOHN SETH, * 

Ludlow, Yt. 

1 Ludlow, July 13, 1832. His paternal 

pedigree is John S. 8 , Reuben 7 , Asa 6 , Seth 5 , 
Joseph 4 , Joseph 3 , John 2 , John 1 . John 1 Wash- 
burn was the first Secretary of the Governor and 
company of the Massachusetts Bay, in England, be- 
fore their removal to this country, and finally set- 
tled in Mass. Col. Seth 5 Washburn was promin- 
ent in military and civil affairs during the revolu- 
tion, and afterwards. Our Class-mate's grand- 
parents were Asa 6 and Sarah (Upham) Wash- 
burn, of Leicester, Mass., where his father was 
born — the Hon. Reuben" Washburn, of Ludlow 
(D. C, 1808), d. 1860, aged 78. His mother was 
nee Hannah Blaney Thacher, and his maternal 
pedigree is Hannah B. 8 , Thomas dishing 7 , Peter 6 , 
Oxenbridge 5 , Oxenbridge 4 , Peter 3 , Thomas 2 , 
Peter 1 . Peter 1 Thacher was matriculated in 
Queen's College, Oxford, Eng., May 3, 1603; was 
Hector of St. Edmund's, Salisbury, and there d. in 
1610. Thomas 2 Thacher, his youngest son, who 



218 WASHBURN. 

came to this country when fifteen years old. was 
first pastor of the Old South Church, Boston, 
Mass., having been educated here under the tuition 
of Rev. C. Chauncev, afterwards President of 
Harvard College. Peter 3 Thacher graduated, 
H. C, 1676, and was pastor of the church in Mil- 
ton, Mass. Oxenbridge 4 Thacher was grad., H. 
C., 1698, and Oxenbridge 5 , H. C, 1738, was a 
noted lawyer, who is alluded to by Bancroft as 
"The Silver-tongued Thacher." His son, Peter 6 
Thacher, D. D. (H. C, 1760), was pastor of the 
Brattle St. Church, Boston; and Mr. Washburn's 
grandfather — of the next generation — Rev. Thomas 
C. 7 Thacher (H. C, 1790), was pastor in Lynn, 
Mass. 

2 Black River Acad., Ludlow, Vt., and 

lastly under the Rev. Claudius B. Smith. He had 
passed his previous boyhood in Ludlow; entered 
Dartmouth at the age of 17, and taught school 
winters during his College course, as did the ma- 
jority of his class-mates. 

3 Mary L. Richardson, in New York City, 

by the Rev. Roswell D. Hitchcock, D. D., Nov. 
25, 1862. She was then of New York, but a 
native of Vermont, and d. of consumption, March 
20, 1869. He was m., second, to Georgians 
Thacher Cooper, in New York, Nov. 15, 1869. 
She was the dan. of David M. and Georgians P. 
( looper. 

4 I. Georgiana Cooper (2d wife), b. 

July 12, 1872. 

II. Mabel Thacher, b. Aug. 18, 1874. 



WASHBURN. 219 

III. Florence Blaney, b. Sept. 21, 1876; 
d. April 23, 1879, aged 2 years and 7 months. 

Immediately after graduating he became asso- 
ciate Principal of the Black River Acad., Ludlow, 
with Rev. Mark H. Cnmmings. 

The winter following he commenced the study 
of Law with his brother, Hon. Peter T. Wash- 
burn (D. C, 1835; Gov. Vt. 1869-70), at Wood- 
stock, Vt., and continued one year. He was then 
appointed Assistant Clerk in the Vermont House 
of Representatives for one term. Early in the 
spring of 1855, he entered the Cambridge (Mass.) 
Law School; and finally, having been admitted to 
the Windsor Co. Bar, he commenced the practice 
of his profession, at Rutland, Vt., Feb., 1856. He 
passed one year with fair success in business, and 
also in the diligent reading of legal text books, 
with a sprinkling of politics, speaking some, and 
writing for a political paper with which connected. 
In Feb., 1857, he removed to New York City, ac- 
cording to original intention. In May following 
entered into partnership with H. E. Smith, Esq. 
(brother of President Asa D. Smith) . Dec, 1858, 
they dissolved, Mr. Washburn retaining the busi- 
ness situation. In May, 1859, he formed another 
partnership with J. P. Sullivan, Esq., firm of 
" Washburn & Sullivan," which continued for two 
years. Was subsequently alone till Jan., 1863, 
when he formed with David D. Ranlett, Esq., the 
firm of "Washburn & Ranlett," 132 Nassau St., 
which connection was retained for several years. 
After going to New York he attended closely to 



22<> WASHBL'EX. 

professional business, and avoided politics as seri- 
ously detrimental to a lawyer*- success. His busi- 
ness was increasingly good and profitable. "Prac- 
tice genera] : U. 8. Courts. Patent and some Ad- 
"mirality; also considerable Equity and Counsel." 

In his letter of June 20, 1878 (from his law 
office, 132 ^Nassau St.). Mr. Washburn says: "I 
"have your invitation to attend meeting of our 
"Class, on the 25th anniversary of our graduation, 
"at the ensuing commencement. I regret that mv 
"professional engagements will prevent my doing 
"so. But I send to you and to all my class-mates, 
"who are present, my earnest regards and good 
"wishes. As we get older and. necessarily, more 
"engrossed by business and the occupations, duties 
"and ties of life. I think our College associations 
"become more distinct and pleasant to look back 
"upon in the distance. I shall be greatly pleased 
"if measures can be taken to obtain, and inform us 
"of. each other's condition, and of the events of 
"our lives, during the past twenty-five years." 

Thus by anticipation did our honored class-mate 
m6st happily express the object and design of the 
present Memorial. 

We regret to add that in less than one and a half 
years from the date of hi- letter. Nov., 1S7!>. he 
was obliged by ill-health to give up the practice of 
the profession which he loved, and in which he so 
highly excelled. He. however, continued t<> reside 
in New York until the following May (1880), 
when he removed to Georgetown, D. C, and there 
remained till his death. Oct. IS, 1880, aged 48 



WASHBURN. 221 

years and 3 months. The cause of his death was 
general paralysis. (Mrs. Washburn's letter, April 
5, 1881.) 

He was buried at Greenwood, Brooklyn, N. Y., 
where he owned a lot. 

The following notice is taken substantially from 
"The Dartmouth," of Nov. 26, 1880: 

"Mr. Washburn was a member of the Union 
"League Club, and of the Historical, Scientific and 
"Bar Associations of ]STew York; also an active 
"member of the Dartmouth Alumni Association. 
"He was energetic, persevering, and interested in 
"whatever he undertook; never letting pleasure 
"interfere with duty. Of a sanguine temperament, 
"always looking on the bright side of life, he had 
"an intense love for his work. He was uniformly 
"cheerful, generous, and unselfish; and entered 
"with zest into the pastimes of his leisure hours. 
"During his summer vacations his greatest enjoy- 
ment was trout fishing; he would explore the 
'brooks among his native hills, day after day, ever 
rewarded, not only with a basket of fish, but with 
"healthful fatigue, and renewed strength for 
"another year's work." 

His widow, now the wife of Prof. C. H. Coyle, 
resides in ISTew York City. 

His two daughters reside with their mother, (I) 
Georgia C. being a student in the Art League, 
and (II) Mabel T. devoting herself to the study 
of Dramatic art. 

His brother, Hon. Peter Thacher Washburn, 
Governor of Vermont, d. in 1870, aged 55. 



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a 



2'2'2 WASHBUEX-WATERHOUSE. 

His oldest sister, Sarah Elizabeth, b. in Caven- 
dish, Vt., Oet. 13, 1820, was m. to Daniel A. 
Heald — of late years President of the Home Insur- 
ance Co. — Aug. 31, ,1843; and d. greatly lamented, 
at West Orange, 5T. J., April, 1891, in her 71th 
year. She was an early contributor in prose and 
verse to the "Knickerbocker Magazine," and has 
since published a number of useful and popular 
books for children. She was also deeply interested 
in the Orange Memorial Hospital, and edited the 
"Hospital Messenger" nine years, till the time of 
her death. 

His sister, Miss Hannah M. Washburn, the only 
surviving member of the family, still resides at the 
paternal homestead in Ludlow. 



WATER! IOUSE, SYLVESTER, x. c;., 

Baurixgtox, N". H. 

1 Harrington, Sept. 15, 1830, being the 

youngest of the six children of Samuel H., and 
Dolla (Kingman) Waterhouse. His pedigree is 
Sylvester 7 , Samuel H. ,; , Benjamin 5 , Timothy 4 , 
John 5 . Timothy 2 , Richard 1 . 'Richard 1 Water- 
house, tanner, came from England, 1678; married 
Sarah, dan. of Dr. Renald Fernald, and owned and 
occupied Pierce's Island, near Portsmouth, N. II., 
in 1688. His third son, Timothy 3 , located, as tan- 
ner and shoemaker, at or near Freeman's Point, 
soon after 1700; whose sou, John 5 , was first set- 
tler in Barrington, having m. Alice Babb. Tim- 



A 



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Prof. Sylvester Waterhouse. 



WATERHOUSE. 223 

othy 4 m. Mary Tibbetts, and his son, Benjamin V 
was the father of five children, among them Sam- 
uel H. 6 , our class-mate's father; b. March 20,1788; 
d. Oct. 30, 1855, aged 67 years and 7 months. 
Another branch of the Waterhouse family was Dr. 
Benjamin 4 , for 30 years Professor in Harvard Uni- 
versity, and the father of vaccination in this coun- 
try. He was the cousin of Sylvester's great-grand- 
father — the youngest of the eleven sons of Tim- 
othy 8 (brother of John 3 ) who settled in Rhode 
Island. Doha Kingman (b. Jan. 20, 1790; d. 
Aug. 3, 1867), was the dau. of John Kingman (b. 
Dec. 23, 1747; d. Nov. 14, 1807), he being the 
oldest son of William Kingman, who d. May 17, 
1775, aged 55, having in. Elizabeth Webster, of 
Rye, ^N". H., of the same family from which the 
Hon. Daniel Webster was descended. Samuel H. 
Waterhouse and Doha Kingman were m. Jan. 25, 
1815. Their four oldest children were daughters, 
and the three oldest were married; the two young- 
est were sons, Albert K. and Sylvester, our class- 
mate, as above. 

2 Exeter (N". H.) Phillips Acad., under the 

late Chancellor Hoyt, of Washington University, 
St. Louis, Mo. 

Coming to Dartmouth in March, 1851, he com- 
pleted with us the Sophomore year, and then re- 
joined his Eexter Class-mates at Harvard Univ., 
where graduated in 1853. 

This Memorial being in part a second edition of 
the first (printed in 1864) , we reproduce the fol- 
lowing incident of his student life. "His Harvard 



221 WATERHOUSE. 

'class-mates, as a mark of esteem, had presented 
'him, at graduation, with an elegant and service- 
able artificial leg. This had been kept a pro- 
found secret from his parents, they supposing that 
'his bodily misfortune could never thus be rem- 
edied. He purposed, therefore, on returning 
'home, to surprise his friends by a brief and pleas- 
'ant deception, playing upon them 'Franklin's 
' 'trick/ Completely disguised with false hair and 
'the habiliments of a poor traveller, weary and 
'footsore, he knocked at the door of his father's 
'house, on a dark and stormy night, begging a 
'shelter from the inclement weather. Having en- 
'joyed their proffered hospitality, he pretended in 
'the morning to take his leave, and gave his 
'mother, as in payment for his lodging, an elegant 
'miniature of himself. Glancing at it without 
'recognizing whose it was, and thinking he had 
'given that because he had nothing else to give, 
'she burst into tears and said, 'what if my son were 
• 'reduced to such a condition!' Meanwhile he 
'had left the house, but his mother sent for him, 
'made him take back the miniature, and pressed 
'him to stay and enjoy still further their hospital- 
ities. Reluctantly(?) he consented : but soon there 
'was a scene of wild joy and laughter, when he 
'revealed himself, his mother still weeping, but 
'now for joy. At this stage his father unexpect- 
'ly came in with the utmost astonishment, and 
'passed into the room from which his son had 
'come out, after putting off the disguise, to see 
'what hud iecome of the other maril" 



WATERHOTJSE. 225 

The autumn after his graduation, he entered the 
Cambridge Law School, went through the full 
course and received the degree of LL. B. In 1856 
was appointed "Professor of the Latin Language 
"and Literature," in Antioch College, Ohio, and 
one year later accepted the position which he has 
continued to hold to the present time — a period of 
more than 37 years — in the "Washington Univer- 
sity," St. Louis, Mo., as "Collier Professor of 
"Greek." 

Prior to 1864 he had published articles of ster- 
ling merit in the "Missouri Democrat" . and other 
papers, sketches of character, and political papers, 
the longest series of the latter being entitled 
"Reflections on the Southern Rebellion." All his 
articles in behalf of the Union would make several 
volumes; and some of them were widely copied. 
He also published a "Eulogy on the late Chancel- 
lor Joseph Gibson Hoyt," of Washington Univer- 
sity, delivered at the Hall of the University Jan. 
20, 1863. 

Since then Prof. Waterhouse has proved himself 
the most prolific writer of our Class, and many of 
his pamphlets and other treatises have attained an 
immense circulation, as will be noticed below. 
Among these were : 

(1) "The Resources of Missouri," 64 pp., 1869; 
more than five-hundred thousand copies of which 
were circulated in various forms, and one article 
exceeding a million copies. 

(2) "The Natural Adaptation of St. Louis to 
"Iron Manufactures;" 31 pp., 1869. 



226 WATERIIOUSE. 

(3) "Advantages of Educated Labor in Mis- 
souri;" a lecture delivered at the University Apr. 
21, 1872; printed in pamphlet form, 10,000 copies, 
and in various newspapers. 

On other industrial topics were: 

(4) "The Construction of the St. Louis Bridge." 

(5) "The Extension of Our Trade with Brazil." 

(6) "The Erection of Union Stock Yards in St. 
"Louis." 

(7) "The Removal of the National Capital" 
(first article ever written on that subject). 

(8) "The Establishment in St. Louis of Smelt- 
"ing Works for Rocky Mountain Ores." 

(9) "The Adoption of the Barge System on the 
"Mississippi and its Affluents." 

(10) "The Expansion of the Grain Trade; and 
"the Movement of our Cereals by way of the 
"Mississippi." 

(11) "Give us an Unobstructed Mississippi:'* 
being a Memorial to Congress, with an appendix, 
respecting the commercial interests of the Missis- 
sippi Valley, 39 pp. He was appointed to pre- 
pare this by a convention at St. Paul, Minn., Oct. 
11,1877; a large pamphlet edition was first pub- 
lished; it was then copied by hundreds of news- 
papers in the bordering states. 

(12) "The Merits of the Texas cV: Pacific Rail- 
road" (previously), L875; 7 pp. 

Scharfs History <»(' St. Louis also adds the fol- 
lowing — in a list of his principal writings — "besides 
"hundreds of contributions to the press." 

( l:>) "The Protectorate of the Holy Places." 



WATERHOTJSE. 227 

(14) "The Commercial Suggestions of the Paris ' 
"Exposition." 

(15) "Papers on Jute in the IT. S. Agricultural 
"Reports." 

(16) "Sketch of Jeremiah Kingman, in Cun- 
"ningham's History of Phillips Exeter Academy." 

(17) "Sketch of St. Louis in the IT. S. Census 
Reports" (1880). 

(18) "The Early Annals of St. Louis" (in the 
same History — Scharf 's) . 

(19) "Address before the First National Con- 
vention of American Cattlemen," at St. Louis, 
jSTov. 18, 1884; pamphlet; 8 pp. 

(20 and 21) "Two Addresses on the Nicaragua 
"Canal ;" printed in pamphlet form and copied by 
one or more papers in several different States; 
translated into German (as many others of his 
writings have been) ; called forth favorable testi- 
monials from ex-Senator Miller, President, and Mr. 
Chable, Secretary of the Canal Company. 

We also notice the following supplementary 
pamphlets, 1891-3: 

(22) "]STew St. Louis, Its Causes, Needs and 
"Duties." 

(23) "Speech at the Second Trustees' (Shaw) 
"Banquet." 

(24) "American Commerce in 1900." 

(25) "Sketches of Mr. and Mrs. Stephen 
"Ridgely." 

(26) "The Mississippi and its Affluents." 

(27) "Our Northern Forests and the Missis- 
sippi." 



228 WATEBHOUSE. 

( 28) "The Nicaragua Canal ; Government Con- 
"trol;" and, in addition to these, many able articles 
in recent numbers of the "Age of Steel." 

A more complete list of Prof. Waterhonse's pub- 
lications has very recently come to hand. Prob- 
ably as many more as are numbered above, might 
be added; for all the titles of which we have not 
space. We also learn that the "Protectorate of 
"the Holy Places" (No. 13 above) was first written 
at Harvard, in 1854, as a series of articles on the 
Cause of the Crimean War. Some of this recent 
list are: 

"The Statesmanship of Washington ;" 1861. 

"Lectures on Grecian Literature and Art;" 
1863. 

"The Financial Value of Ideas;" 1867. 

"Speech at New England Banquet;" pamphlet; 
1861). 

"Lectures on Personal Travels in Japan ; ,? 1871:. 

"Letters to President Grant and Gov. Critten- 
"den, on the proposed 'International Exhibition;' : 
1881. 

"An Address to the National Cotton Planters* 
"Convention at Vicksburg, Miss.;" proceedings; 



-The Industrial Revival of Mexico;" translated 
into Spanish ; 1884. 

"A Trip to Pugel Sound;" 1891. 

"A Letter to the State Commissioners of the 
-Columbian Exposition on the Industrial Value of 
••New Hampshire Scenery;" Oct. 21, 1892. 

"Pamphlet on Ramie;" Jan., 1894; and -An 



WATERHOTJSE. 229 

"Address on the Nicaragua Canal, before the 
"Trans-Mississippi Commercial Congress, St. 
"Louis;" 'Nov., 1894. 

Our class-mate has been entirely disinterested in 
his numerous and popular writings. "The Re- 
sources," etc. (1, above) cost him 12 months of 
hard work and more than $2000, without a dime of 
assistance. "The Natural Adaptation of St. Louis 
"to Iron Manufacturers" cost him about five months 
of work and $400, not a dollar of which amount 
was ever, directly or indirectly, repaid to him. 

He was one of the Examination Committee at 
our Alma Mater, July, 1864, in company with 
Emerson. 

In 1871 was appointed, by Gov. B. Gratz Brown, 
one of the managers of the "Bureau of Geology 
"and Mines," of the State of Missouri. 

Resigned his place as Secretary of the St. Louis 
Board of Trade, May 24, 1872, in view of his pro- 
posed absence for a tour round the world; receiv- 
ing also from said Board an elegant gold watch 
and chain; also from several members of the 
Faculty of the University another new cane and a 
flattering written testimonial in their behalf, from 
"W. G. Eliot, President of the Board of Directors, 
and Chancellor of the University, dated June 7, 
1872. 

His appointment, in the spring of 1878, was 
from President Hayes, as one of the U. S. Com- 
missioners to the French Exposition (jointly also 
as Commissioner from the city of St. Louis), on 
account of which he was unable to attend our 25th 



230 WATERHOUSE. 

anniversary — being about to sail for Europe June 
19. He was absent just two months, visiting var- 
ious plaees in Scotland and England; proceeding 
from Brussels and Amsterdam up the Rhine; over 
the St. Grothard Pass to Upper Italy, and back 
through Switzerland again to Paris, for his Ex- 
position duties. His health, though feeble, was 
improved by this trip. 

"It has now been my good fortune to make a 
"tour around the world and a second visit to Eu- 
"rope. Notwithstanding the infirmity of lameness 
"I am never so happy as when I am travelling." 
(Letter of Jan. 1, 1879). 

In a St. Louis paper, which came to hand Jan., 
1884, we rend : wk Prof. Waterhouse has received an 
"invitation from the National Cotton Planters' As- 
sociation to deliver an address before that body, 
''which will convene at Vicksburg, Miss., Nov. 21, 
"( 1883). lie has also received a commission from 
••Gov. Crittenden to act as a delegate to this Con- 
tention. The Professor has always taken great 
''interest in developing the agricultural resources 
"of the country, and we are sure that should he 
"accept the invitation, he would render valuable 
"assistance to this Convention." 

Our class-mate's biographical sketch from the 
"History of St. Louis City and County" was beau- 
tifully republished in a five-page pamphlet by 
Louis IT. Everts k Co., Philadelphia, 188:;. 

We are especially referred to a fine sketch of 
Prof. Waterhouse, by Dr. Morgan, sent, as sup- 
posed, to the Secretary, in 1893 (but not received); 



WATERHOUSE. 231 

also to a shorter sketch of him in the recently pub- 
lished volume, entitled "New Hampshire Men." 

The loss of his right leg, by an accident in 1840, 
changed his whole course from a mechanical to a 
literary life. He was also thrown from a carriage 
in 1867, receiving a severe spinal injury, since 
which he has never been free from bodily pain. 
"Under conditions so unfavorable to literary effort, 
"most men would have abstained from all avoidable 
"labor, but the restless energy of Prof. Waterhouse 
"would not allow him to be idle, and the accidents 
"which have restricted his physical activity and 
"subjected .him to constant and cureless suffering, 
"have not prevented his leading a life of public 
"usefulness." 

He received an LL. D., by favor of the Missouri 
University in 1883, and a Ph. D., in 1884, from our 
own Dartmouth. 

Just as the printers are at this stage of the 
sketch (Nov. 28), we hasten to add to the list of 
his writings, "A series of twenty-four articles on 
"the Early History and Social Customs of St. 
"Louis" (unpublished), 1892. 

Also — at the latest possible date — we notice his 
appointment "by the Mayor of St. Louis, as a 
"Delegate to the Trans-Mississippi Commercial 
"Congress," now being "held in St. Louis, Nov. 
"26-30, 1894." 



232 WHITCOMB. 

WHITCOMB, GEOEGE PAKKS, 

Stow, Mass. 

1 Stow, Dec. 2, 1827. His parents' names 

were Jeremiah and Salome (Braley) "Whitcomb; 
his supposed pedigree, George P. 4 , Jeremiah 3 , 
Oliver 2 , Simeon 1 ; a more remote descendant per- 
haps of Simon Whitcomb, "who, in 1628, with Sir 
"Henry Roswell, et al., received a patent from the 
"King (of England) for a tract of land extending* 
"from three miles X. to three miles S. of Charles 



"river." 



2 iNew Ipswich, N". H., under Edward A. 

Lawrence, A. M. (D. C, 1843). 

3 Abbie Theresa Hodgkins, of Davenport, 

la., by the Rev. G. F. Magoon (then of Lyons, 
la.), June 3, 1863. She was formerly of Maine, 
near Bangor; b. May 19, 1841, at Passadumkeag, 
Me.; the dan. of Elijah B., and Mary A. (Morrill ) 
Hodgkins, whose second husband was Asa Page 
Kelley, of Conway, IS". H., late of Chicago, 111. 

4 I. Mary Morrill, b. June 17, 1864; d. 

in Chicago, 111., Sept. 26, 1868, aged 4 years and 3 
months, in consequence of her clothes taking fire 
while standing on the grate, to reach an ornament 
on the mantel. 

II. Fan mk IIoix;ki\s, b. Nov. 5, 186.">; 
d. at Ontario, Cal., May 26, L894, of heart disease. 

III. Jessie, b. March 28, 1868. 

IV. ADELE, b. April 11, 1870; children all 
b. in Davenport. 

He studied Law with the Hon. Henry Hoge- 




George P. Whitcomb, Esq. 



WHITCOMB. 233 

boom at Albany and Hudson, N". Y., and was ad- 
mitted to the Bar in the Court of Appeals, at Al- 
bany, Feb. 6, 1855. Commenced practice in Dav- 
enport, la., Dec, 1855, and, aside from two visits 
to New England, in July and Aug., 1859, and in 
Jan. and Feb., 1863, he was quietly engaged in 
the practice of his profession there, for nearly 14 
years, roaming but little and adhering closely to 
his business. He had in 1864 a very pleasant resi- 
dence three miles from the city, overlooking Rock 
Island, 111., and the Mississippi below, with a large 
garden well furnished with fruit and ornamental 
trees, affording manual exercise before and after 
business hours. He was also City Attorney in 
Davenport, and held the offices of County Super- 
visor and School Superintendent for Scott County, 
and President of the Davenport City School Board. 

This continued until the fall of 1869, when he 
entered upon the practice of Law in Chicago, 111. — 
80 Dearborn St. — and in Oct., 1870, moved his 
family to that city. 

One of the most fraternal of the letters received 
on occasion of our 25th anniversary, was from Mr. 
Whiteomb. "I had hoped till now (June 18, 1878) 
"that possibly I might appear in person, and on the 
"call of the roll once more answer 'Present.' * * 
"Twenty-five years ago; it seems a long time since 
"the charter of our freedom, from our College ties, 
"was 'signed, sealed and delivered;' and yet, disre- 
garding the lapse of time, as we look back to our 
"daily routine of College life, and go over again in 
"memory the living past, how vivid and recent it 



234 WHITCOMB. 

"all appears! Of my 'history,' or my 'family,' or 
" 'myself,' I know of nothing of interest since my 
"last report that is worthy of mention. My good 
"wife and my three darling girls and myself all en- 
"joy excellent health and live quietly and peace- 
"ably with all mankind. As my motto in business 
"is 'Owe no man anything,' riches don't trouble 
"me, nor poverty greatly annoy. My whole time 
"is given to the practice of my profession, which 
"hitherto has furnished me a competent support, 
"and perhaps as much satisfaction as any other 
"business employment in which I might have en- 
"gaged. * * Should business, or pleasure, or 
"chance ever bring you to or near Chicago, please 
"bear in mind that my office is 41 Clark St., my 
"residence at 64 24th St.; that my latch string Avill 
"be out, and that instead of one vou knew 25 
"years ago, there are now five who will cordially 
"welcome you and entertain you as well as Ve 
"know how to do. And now, wishing all those of 
"vou, who may be present at the 25th anniversary 
"meeting, a glorious time; and all, both present 
"and absent, good health and a long and happy 
"life, I bid von, each and everyone, 'socially' and 
kk 'fraternally,' farewell." 

He also sent two dozen of his card pictures to be 
distributed among the class-mates at this meeting. 

lie was still at 41 Clark St., June 28, 1883, ex- 
pecting to sail, the 30th, from New York, for a 
tour of two months in Europe. His trip was 
greatly enjoyed. "Saw a little of Ireland and 
"Scotland, visiting Glasgow, Edinburgh, the Lake-. 



WHITCOMB. 235 

"Walter Scott's old home. Sterling, etc. Spent 
"some two weeks in London, about the same time 
"in Paris, and three weeks at Vichy, a noted sum- 
"mer resort some 300 miles south of Paris. The 
"ocean voyage, going, was all that could be wished. 
"The return passage was somewhat rough, as we 
"were in the 'tail end of a hurricane' for several 
"days, and were eleven days from Liverpool to 
"New York. But I was glad to get home, for I 
"nowhere saw a better land than our own America." 

His last report is from 167 Dearborn St., Chi- 
cago, Nov. 18, 1892; "Thank Providence, that I 
"still live and plod on, as ever, hoping, but not 
"achieving — a sort of tread-mill life, seeking in the 
"main to do good rather than evil, yet with credit- 
"balance I fear so small as to be not worthy of 
"mention when the books are finally closed." 

We thank our brother for these sound and can- 
did suggestions, indicating the ground we ought 
all of us to occupy. 

II. Fannie H., having graduated at the Chi- 
cago High School, finished her course of educa- 
tion at the Ladies' Seminary, in Pockford, 111. 
She had been afflicted for about seven years with a 
valvular disease of the heart, and had spent the 
winters, except 1892-3, with her mother, and some 
times her younger sister, in California, Texas, 
Mexico, or on the Gulf Coast, between Mobile and 
New Orleans. Jan. 15, 1894, the dear girl, with 
her sister Jessie, again went South, visiting San 
Antonio, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Ontario, 
where, from the flowers, the perfumes, the joys and 



236 WHITCOMB-WIGHT. 

sorrows of life, she was called to her heavenly 
home, at the age of twenty-eight. 

III. Jessie was also educated at the Chicago 
High School, with two years at the Mount Holyoke 
Seminary, Mass. Was spending the winter, 1893- 
4, with her sister in California, and is now with her 
parents at home in Chicago. 

IV. Adele has grad. after a four years' course 
at Yassar College, ^NT. Y. (1893), and since has 
been taking a special course at the Chicago Univ. 
in statistical and political economy. 



WIGHT, JOHN FLETCHER, 

Shelby County, Ivy. 

1 Frankfort, Ky., April 20, 1832, being the 

son of James Wight. 

2 The County Schools, with one year in the 

Preparatory Department of Shelby College, which 
he entered two years previously to his joining us 
at Dartmouth, Junior year. 

3 Martha J. Oglesby, of Panola County, 

Miss., Dec. 20, 1859. 

4 I. Maltha Duke, 1). Oct. 7, 1800. 

II. John Fletcher, Jr., b.Feb. 27, 1802. 

III. Sarah Belle, b. Mar. 9, 1864. 

IV. James Albert, b. April 30, 1866. 
V. Mary Joseph ink. b. April 21, 1868. 

VI. William A., b. May 28, 1872. Chil- 
dren were all born in Shelby Count v, Ky. 

He entered the Law School at Louisville, Ky.: 



wight. 237 

but his health failing, he was obliged to return to 
his home in Shelby County (Poplar Ridge) , where 
most of his time was passed until 1891, as a farmer, 
upon the paternal homestead, near Todd's Point, 
Ky. 

In August, 1869, he was elected a member of the 
Kentucky Legislature, for two years. The Class 
Secretary, having occasion to make a brief visit at 
Frankfort, in Dec, 1887, found on inquiry, that 
Mr. Wight was well known and favorably regard- 
ed at the Capital of his State. 

It was rumored at our class meeting, in 1878, 
that 4 he had become a Methodist preacher in the 
'Church South.' In his letter of June 25, 1893, 
though refuting this rumor, he adds : "While I 
"never attempted to preach, I am now very sorry 
"that I didn't; as I am fully persuaded that this 
"was my proper calling, and the one in which I 
"should have been the most useful and happy." 

It seems that in 1891 he sold the "old Kentucky 
"home," and went, with Mrs. Wight, to Santa 
Barbara, Cal., where all her immediate relatives 
were living. His intention was to settle in that 
vicinity, but he found farm property so high that 
he returned to Kentucky and bought another farm 
near Shelbyville, where he has since been striving 
to make a new home. His original purchase was 
255 acres, including all the old improvements — 
much out of repair — with a delightful situation and 
rich soil. Seventy-six acres have since been sold 
off, with a view to building everything new. Here, 
or in better quarters later on, he would be glad to 



238 WIGHT. 

entertain his old class-mates, or any members of 
their families. His P. O. address is "Wightwood, 
"Ky." 

Our brother has not forgotten how to wield the 
pen of a forcible and augumentative writer, as in 
our Dartmouth days. One of the ablest political 
tracts we have ever read is "An Open Letter to 
"Democrats upon our Tariff and Silver Policy, by 
"a Kentucky Democrat and farmer;" published at 
Shelbyville, Ky., April, 1892. Mr. Wight has also 
been highly blessed in his family, as he thankfully 
acknowledges, and to a degree that very few of 
our number, from a human stand-point, can claim. 

His children, in 1893, were all living, though 
"truly scattered abroad." The oldest, (I) Martha 
D., had been for several years, a teacher in Santa 
Barbara, Cal. 

II. Joiix F., Jr., graduated, both in Literature 
and Law, at Bloomington, 111., where he now lives, 
and is in partnership with Mr. Ewing, U. S. Min- 
ister to Belgium, and a former partner of Vice- 
President Stevenson. 

III. Sarah B. was teaching music in Santa 
Paula, Cal., having spent two years with her grand- 
mother in Cal., with whom also she passed several 
years of her early childhood; though then (July, 
1893), expected at her parents' home in a few 
weeks. 

IV. James A. was a graduate of the Central 
University, Richmond, Ky., and is now at Chicago, 
111., engaged in business. 

V. Mary J. graduated from the New England 



WIGHT-WILMOT. 239 

Conservatory of Music, at Boston, Mass., in 1892, 
and continued her studies there through the next 
year. She stands high and is universally popular 
in musical circles. Had declined an offer to serve 
as musician for the summer in one of the White 
Mountain (N. H.) hotels, and was visiting Nan- 
tucket, Mass., prior to her return home. 

VI. William A. was for a time with his brother 
Albert in Chicago, but latterly in business at Den- 
ver, Colo. 

All our class-mate's children 'are regular grad- 
uates, except the youngest, Willie, whom he could 
mot make stick, though one of the brightest of the 
'family group.' 



WILMOT, LUCIUS WILLIAM PERRY, n. g. 

Thetford, Vt. 

1 Thetford, Feb. 4, 1826. His father was 

Willard W. W 7 ilmot, of Thetford; his grandfather, 
Timothy David Wilmot, who m. Polly Copp, dau. 
of Solomon, one of the first settlers of Sanbornton, 
N. H. 

2 Thetford Acad., under the tuition of 

Hiram Orcutt, A. M. 

3 Helen Ware, of Fairlee, Vt., at Thetford, 

by Rev. J. Marsh, Aug. 29, 1855. 

Leaving College at the close of the fall term, 
1849, he taught the following winter in Thetford; 
engaged in manual labor, the summer of 1850; 
taught the next winter in Fairlee, and in April, 



240 WTLMOT. 

1851, removed to California. After spending four 
years in the gold mines of Nevada City and vicin- 
ity, he returned to Vermont in August, 1855. 

Having continued in Vermont upwards of two 
years, chiefly at manual labor, he went to Illinois 
in Jan., 1858, and taught nearly one year in the 
Public School at Dwight, Livingston Co. He then 
returned to New England on account of the ill- 
health of Mrs. Wilmot, and during the same winter 
taught the school at North Thetford, Vt. 

Spent the following summer on a (arm in Fairlee, 
and again removed to Illinois in Xov., 1859. 

Was engaged in teaching, first at Preemption, 
Mercer Co.; and next, having removed to Southern 
Illinois in Sept., 1860, as Principal of the Public 
Schools at Dn Quoin, Perry County, for one year. 

A similar position for the same length of time 
at Virden, Macoupin Co. He spent the summer 
of 1862 on a visit to the East; resumed labors in 
Sept., at Sandwich, De Kalb Co., 111., as Principal 
of the Public Schools, and finally returned to 
Dwight in the same position as at Sandwich. 

In Xov., 1863, he was President of the Livings- 
ton County Teachers' Institute. 

Repeated attempts have been made to learn of 
Mr. Wilmot's history, since 1803, but all thus far 
in vain. It might be well nigh impossible to record 
all his movements if as numerous during the last 
30 as during the first 10 years of our post-graduate 
course. 

A letter addressed to him from Newport, !N". H., 
Feb. 22, 1893, was sent to Dwight, 111.; "for- 



WILMOT-WOOD. 241 

" warded" to Aurora, 111., and returned to the Sec- 
retary, in April following, from the a Dead Letter 
"Office," Washington, D. C. 



WOOD, EDWARD JESUP, * 



? ? 



Mariana, Fla. 

1 Marianna, Aug. 2, 1834. He was the 

son of Elizur Wood, of Westport, Ct. His pa- 
ternal grandparents were Elizur, Sen., and Eleanor 
(Jesup) Wood. His great-grandfather was the 
Rev. Samuel Wood, a native of Boxford, Mass., a 
graduate of Harvard, and a Chaplain in the Revo- 
lutionary War. He was stationed at Fort Wash- 
ington, N. Y., and when that Avas captured in 1776, 
w r as taken prisoner and shut up on board a prison 
ship, where he perished as did hundreds of other 
patriots, whose bones were gathered in 1808, and 
placed in a receptacle at the Brooklyn navy yard. 
The wife of Rev. Samuel Wood was Miss Ripley, 
a great-granddaughter of Gov. William Bradford, 
of the Plymouth Colony. Our class-mate's pedi- 
gree is thus established, as Edward J. 4 , Elizur 3 , 
Elizur 2 , Samuel 1 , and back through his great- 
grandmother to the renowned Gov. Bradford. His 
father, Elizur 3 , was born in New York City; early 
removed to Florida, and there m. Mary Elizabeth 
Gautier, Oct. 3, 1832; who (after her husband's 
death in New York City, Aug. 24, 1840), m., 
second, Mr. Corliss, of Marianna, Fla.; m., third. 



242 woon. 

Mr. Walker, a wealthy planter near Madison, Ga.; 
then moved to Chattanooga, Tenn., where she died, 
March 17, 1892, in her 74th year, and was buried 
under the shadow of Lookout Mountain. She was 
b. June 15, 1818, the dau. of Peter William Gautier 
and nee Lucy Chilton Walley, of Georgia — our 
class-mate's maternal grandparents. His father 
(E. J. Wood's great-grandfather) lived in Nor- 
mandy, was an Episcopal clergyman of high re- 
pute, but was obliged -by religious persecution to 
flee to Bristol, Eng., where, a few months after his 
arrival, his son, Peter William, the grandfather, 
was born, May 1, 1771. The latter came to this 
country when quite young and settled in Wilming- 
ton, N. C; became a Methodist minister of great 
oratorical distinction, and d. June 12, 1842, aged 
71 years. 

2 South Woodstock, Ct., under the tutor- 
age of James Willis Patterson (D. C, 1848, after- 
wards Prof, at Dartmouth, M. C, and X.H. Super- 
intendent of Public Instruction). 

3 Jane Augusta Williams, at Syracuse, N. 

Y., Oct. 25, 1859. She was the dau. of Codding- 
ton Billings Williams, Esq., and was b. Oct. 25, 
1835, in Syracuse. Her mother was Sarah Smith 
of Groton, Ct., her father was b. in Stouiugton,Ct.; 
came to Syracuse at an early day, and was one of 
its pioneer business men, being engaged exten- 
sively in the salt industry. She d. April 14, 1892, 
at Syracuse, aged fifty-six and a half years : and was 
buried in the Oakwood cemetery. 

4 I. Marie Gautier, b. May 18, 1861. 



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II. Frederick Williams, b. Jan. 10; cl. 
Feb. 17, 1867, aged 1 month and 7 days. 

III. Clarence Williams, b. July 20, 
1868. Children all born in Goshen, Ind. 

In September, 1853, having chosen the employ- 
ment of Civil Engineer — he went to Toledo, Ohio, 
in service of the Michigan Southern and Northern 
Indiana Railroad Co., then constructing an "Air 
"Line" from Toledo to Goshen, Ind., 120 miles. 

After some months in preliminary surveys, he 
was stationed at Goshen in charge of 15 miles of 
the road, as Assistant Engineer, where he remained 
till its completion, in the fall of 1857. Made 
speeches for "Freedom and Fremont" in 1856, in 
that and the adjoining counties "with all the ardor 
u of a neophyte in politics." 

In 1857 he entered the law office of Hon. Joseph 
II. Mather, at Goshen, and remained associated with 
him — lastty in practice — till Mr. M.'s death, in the 
spring of 1859, when he opened an office with Hon. 
E. N. Metcalf, Judge of the Common Pleas Court, 
and continued in this connection till he entered the 
army service, in 1861. 

In the fall of 1859, he was elected County Sur- 
veyor for Elkhart Co. ; but not wishing to relin- 
quish the practice of Law, he performed the du- 
ties of his office by deputy. 

On the 25th of Nov., 1861, Mr. Wood received 
a commission as Captain, having previously raised 
a company for the 4:8th Indiana Infantry Volun- 
teers, then rendezvousing at Goshen. The regi- 
ment left camp early in Feb., 1862, and was sta- 



214 avood. 

tionecl at Paducah, Ivy., till the latter part of April, 
on port and garrison duty, during which time 
Capt. Wood was Provost Marshal of the city. 
The regiment was present daring the siege, and at 
the evacuation of Corinth, Miss., by the rebels, 
under Beauregard. Its mettle was first tested 
Sept. 19, 1862, on the comparatively unknown, but 
bloody field of Iuka, when a single brigade with- 
stood the attack of Price's whole army for more 
than three hours, forcing them to withdraw under 
cover of night. It lost 40 killed and heavily in 
wounded, among the latter Col. John B. Sanborn 
( a Dartmouth student in 1852), afterwards Bri- 
gadier-General at Lexington, Missouri. 

The 48th also participated in the hard-fought 
battle of Corinth, Oct. 3 and 4, 1862; and a vacancy 
occurring, Capt. Wood received a commission as 
Major, Oct. 20, 1862. In November his regiment 
formed a part of the expedition under Gen. Grant, 
which started for the rear of Vicksburg, Miss., In- 
land ; but Van Dorn's successful raid on Hollv 
Springs caused the expedition to be abandoned at 
Grenada, Miss. Concentrating near Memphis, 
Tenn., he was afterwards assigned to the 17th 
Army Corps, under Maj.-Gen. McPherson, and 
embarking March 1, 1863, from Memphis, shared 
in the Yazoo Pass expedition, finally made the 
march from Milliken's Bend, La., above Vicksburg, 
to a point opposite Grand Gulf below, crossed the 
river and was in all but one of the battles of that 
brief, but glorious campaign, which terminated in 
the close investment and subsequent fall of Yick-- 



wood. 245 

burg. In April, 1863, the Lieut.-Colonel having re- 
signed from the effects of a wound, Major Wood 
was appointed to the vacancy; and in July, 1863, 
Col. Sanborn being obliged by his impaired health 
to leave the Southern climate, also resigned, after 
which time he was in command of the regiment. 

In September, 1863, as a part of Gen. John E. 
Smith's division he was ordered up the river from 
Vicksburg to Helena, Ark., to support Gen. 
Steele's advance on Little Rock. Subsequently, as 
a part of Gen. Sherman's 15th Army Corps, he 
marched across the country to re-enforce our be- 
leaguered army at Chattanooga, Tenn., arriving in 
time to assist in driving the enemy from his strong 
positions. 

"The Indiana 48th, by a singular Providence, 
"has never known defeat. 'luka,' 'Corinth,' 'Ray- 
" mioncl,' 'Jackson,' 'Champion Hills,' 'Vicksburg,' 
"and 'Chattanooga' are words that may well stir 
"an honest pride in the breast of everyone of my 
"brave boys; and when the halo of glory that sur- 
"i-ounds the battlefield shall have been mellowed 
"by time, our childrens' children, regarding these 
"names as a part of the nation's successful strug- 
"gle for existence, will not be ashamed to know 
"that we were there. * * The gallant few who 
"are left — only 200 fit for duty — are ready to re- 
"enlist as veteran volunteers." 

These eloquent words (from Col. Wood's letter, 
Bridgeport, Ala., Dec. 17, 1863), forcibly remind 
us of our class-mate's brilliant translations from 
the 9th Book of Livy, our Freshman year. Though 



246 wood. 

among the youngest, he was one of the best trans- 
lators in the class. 

He continued in the service, and was mustered 
out but little before the close of the war. 

H. D. Wilson, Esq., of Goshen, Ind., under date 
of Nov. 14, 1878, summarily confirms the above 
record by saying: "He served with credit in the 
u 48th Regiment, Indiana Volunteers, and was 
"brevetted Colonel." 

Was residing at Goshen in 1868. Was elected 
Clerk of Circuit and Common Pleas Courts, and 
held the office four years. 

As an attorney he practiced but little; yet was 
well regarded as a generous, courteous and honor- 
able man among his legal friends. He held from 
the Governor of Indiana the appointment of Judge 
of Common Pleas for the 17th Judicial District, 
composed of the four largest counties in the north 
part of the state. After serving thus on the bench 
for two years (1870-72), the appointment was con- 
firmed by a unanimous nomination at the mass- 
Pepublican Judicial Convention at South Bend, 
June 12, 1872. He humorously reports himself, in 
letter of Aug. 5, 1872. as being a "white-headed 
"portly, bald old man." 

Less than a year later, April 9, 1873, his la- 
mented death occurred at Jackson, Mich., in his 
39th year. 

It will be recalled that Wood and Proctor, of the 
Class of Ml, were very intimate friends in Col- 
lege. The latter is now the Hon. Red field Proc- 
tor, ex-Secretary of War and U. S. Senator from 



wood. 247 

Vermont. This friendship continued in after life, 
and Mr. Proctor once visited our class-mate at his 
home in Goshen. 

His widow returned to Syracuse and there lived 
till her demise. 

I. Marie Gr., received her education at the 
the Misses Mackies' School, at Newburg on the 
Hudson. She kept their family home with her 
brother, till the spring of 1894. Her present posi- 
tion is that of clerk in E. B. McClelland's Art- 
Jewelry store, Syracuse. 

III. Clarence W. was educated in the schools 
of Syracuse, but started to earn his own living at 
the age of fifteen in the First National Bank of 
Syracuse. Later, for several years, he was in the 
office of the Syracuse Grlass Works, where he 
gained a thorough knowledge of the business. At 
23 (1891) he commenced doing business for him- 
self, the firm name being "The Wood Glass Co.," 
jobbers in glass, located on North Salina street, 
Syracuse. He was m. in Syracuse Sept. 27, 1894 ? 
to Harriet Belle, dau. of William E. and Ellen B. 
Hopkins. 



248 youxg. 

YOUNG, CHARLES AUGUSTUS, 

Hanover, N. H. 

1 Hanover, Dee. 15, 1834. His parents 

were Ira and Eliza Minot (Adams) Young; the 
former (D. C, 1828) being* Professor of Xat. 
Philosophy and Astronomy, and our esteemed in- 
structor in Dart. College. Pedigree, on his fathers 
side, is Charles A. 7 , Ira G , Samuel 6 , David 4 , David \ 
Joseph 2 , Sir John ' ; though there may be a miss- 
ing link between the two last. Sir John 1 emigrat- 
ed from England, first to Bermuda, thence to 
Salem, Mass., having, with five others, received a 
grant of land, including Salem and Boston, dated 
"March, 1627. v His wife was Elizabeth Sleeper. 
Joseph 2 was one of the original settlers of Kings- 
ton, N. H. David 3 b. Jan. 9, 1710, in Kingston, 
was killed by Indians in Xova Scotia while in the 
service of the British Government, erecting mills; 
was present at the taking of Louisburg. David ' 
was b. July 13, 1746; lived in Hopkinton, X. H.; 
there Dea. of the church. Samuel 5 , b. March 4, 
1775; m. Rebecca Burnham, of Royalton, Vt.; set- 
tled in Lebanon. X. H.; was a joiner and builder, 
designing and constructing many public buildings 
in New Elampshire and Vermont (1800 and on- 
wards), and (I. in Lebanon about 1845. One of 
his son-. A mini B., was the architect of the Ver- 
mont State House, at Montpelier, and of the Bos- 
ton Custom House; and was the first supervising 
architect of the U. S. Treasury Department. His 
son, Prof. Ira Young, was b. in Lebanon, May 23, 




Prof. Charles A. Young. 



YOU^TG. 249 

1801 ; d. at Hanover, Sept. 13, 1858, aged 57 years 
and 4 months. Our class-mate's mother was born 
Feb. 9, 1810, being the dau. of Ebenezer Adams, 
Prof, of Mathematics and ^at. Philosophy in our 
Alma Mater, 1810-33. Prof. Adams' father was 
Dea. Ephraim Adams, of New Ipswich, N. H., a 
man of local note in Revolutionary times, whose 
wife was Rebecca Locke. Our class-mate's grand- 
mother was Beulah (Minot) Adams from Billerica, 
Mass. 

2 Hanover, mostly under his father, and at 

the Academy, under the instruction of Asa Weeks 
(D. C, 1846) and others. 

3 Augusta S. Mixer, of Concord, ]ST. H., 

Aug. 26, 1857. She was the dau. of Charles H. 
and Eliza Jane (Morrill) Mixer, of Saco, Me.; 
there b. May 27, 1835. Her mother was the dau. 
of Hon. Samuel Morrill, M. D., of Concord. 

4 1. Clara Eliza, b. Sept. 7, 1858, in 

Hudson, Ohio. 

II. Charles Ira, b. April 14, 1862, in 
Hudson. 

III. Frederic Albert, b. March 23, 1864, 
in Hudson. 

He was absent with his father in Europe at the 
time of our graduation. Returning in Sept., 1853, 
he became assistant teacher in Phillips Academy, 
Andover, Mass., and held the position two years. 
In 1855 he entered the Theological Seminary with 
the ministry in view, but only completed the first 
year of the course; also the last four months taking 
charge of the classical instruction of the Academy, 



250 YOUXG. 

with Prof. Packard, in the absence of Dr. Taylor. 

In July, 1856, he received the appointment of 
Professor of Mathematics and ]N^at. Philosophy in 
the Western Reserve College, Hudson, O., and en- 
tered upon his duties there in Jan., 1857, having 
spent the autumn before at Hanover, in preparatory 
study. 

During the winter of 1858-9, was temporarily an 
assistant of Capt. (afterwards General) Meade in 
the U. S. Lake Survey, occupied mainly at Hud- 
son, in effecting telegraphic connections. 

Having previously drilled a company of students 
at Hudson for eight months, he offered his services 
to Gov. Tod, and in June, 1862, was elected and 
commissioned Captain and mustered in with his 
men, as Co. B., 85th Ohio V. I. Assigned to 
State service, he was occupied at Camp Chase 
(near Columbus) till August 26, guarding rebel 
prisoners. Was then detailed as an escort to about 
1200, who were paroled and sent to Vicksburg, 
Miss., for exchange. A long and very unpleasant 
trip, running the gauntlet of guerillas, though 
under a flag of truce; but arriving safely back at 
camp, Oct. 1, with loss, during the service, of only 
two men. 

Oct. 5 he was mustered out and returned to 
peaceful duties at Hudson. 

Was appointed lecturer on Xatnral Philosophy in 
the u Lake Erie Female Seminary," May, 1863, and 
in August of the same year received, but declined, 
appointment to the Professorship of Mathematics 
at Dartmouth College. 



YOUNG. 251 

While at Hudson he was a member of the stand- 
ing committee of the College Church, ranking 
ecclesiastically, as Elder, 

He was again upon the Lake Survey, summer 
vacation of 1864, among other duties, measuring a 
base line on Chambers' Island, Green Bay (also in 
1865). 

Was elected to the position formerly held by his 
father at Dartmouth in 1864; began Avork Feb., 
1865, and removed his family in August following. 

In 1869 was engaged by the Nautical Almanac 
office to take observations on the sun's eclipse, 
Aug. 7, stationed at Burlington, Iowa. 

He was next appointed on the Government ex- 
pedition for observing the total eclipse of the sun 
Dec. 22, 1870, sailing for Liverpool Nov. 3, and 
being stationed at Jerez, Spain. March 10, 1871, 
he delivered a lecture at Hanover on this expedi- 
tion and was noticed in the "Dartmouth" as hav- 
ing purchased, during his absence, $3000 worth of 
apparatus for the department of Natural Philos- 
ophy, and as being authorized by the trustees of 
the College to order a new telescope for the Ob- 
servatory at an expense not exceeding $2,500. He 
had good success in observing the solar eclipses, 
and discovered, in 1869, the so-called "1474" bright 
line in the spectrum of the corona, which settled 
the question whether the corona was of solar or 
terrestrial origin. In 1871 he also discovered the 
stratum close to the sun's surface which gives a 
spectrum of bright lines, and is known as the 
"Reversing Layer," though the term is of doubtful 



l~Vl YOUXfi. 



propriety. Richard A. Proctor refers to this in an 
article in kk St. Paul's Magazine" (republished in 
the "Eclectic" for July, 1871), entitled -The Sun's 
"Atmosphere at length Discovered." 

In July and August, 1872, he was six weeks at 
the summit of the Union Pacific P. P., Sherman 
Station, with the large telescope of the Observa- 
tory, making spectroscopic and other observations. 
Expenses of the party paid by a special appropria- 
tion, through the Coast Survey. 

In July. 1874, he sailed for China from San 
Francisco, CaL as a member of the party sent out 
by Government to observe the "Transit of Venn-." 
at Pekin. Was associated with Prof. Watson, of 
Ann Arbor, Mich. Observations on the whole 
successful, though somewhat troubled by clouds. 
Returned in Feb., 1875. 

Winter of 1873-4 he delivered a course of Lec- 
tures at the "Peabody Institute," Baltimore, Md. 
Winter of 1875-6 gave a course of "Lowell Lec- 
tures" at Boston, Mass., and a second course in 
the spring of 1886. Autumns of 1873 and 1875 
gave courses of Lectures on Astronomy at Wil- 
liams College. 

For the last twenty-five years he has given reg- 
ular courses of lectures, annual or biennial, at Mt. 
Holyoke College. Mass., and nearly as long at 
Bradford Academy. Mass.; also for a shorter time 

at Wheaton Seminary, Mass., at Miss Porter's 

> 

School, Farmington, Ct., and at Wilson College, 
Chambersburg, Pa.; with occasional courses at Ab- 
bot Academy, Mass., at St. Paul's School, Con- 



young. 253 

cord,N". H., and at some other institutions of similar 
grade. Besides these, has delivered a large num- 
ber of popular lectures on various astronomical 
subjects in our cities. 

He accepted a call to the Professorship of As- 
tronomy in the College of New Jersey, in March, 
1877, and removed to Princeton, with his family, 
the following August. Occupies a house built for 
him by the College, in connection with the Obser- 
vatory. He took a party to Denver, Col., to ob- 
serve the eclipse of July 29, 1878 — funds furnished 
by friends of the College; favorable observations, 
but no new discoveries. This expedition only pre- 
vented his being at our 25th anniversary meeting. 
Also, in 1887, he headed a Princeton expedition 
which went to Russia to observe the total solar 
eclipse of August 19. The station was near the 
city of Rschew, about a 100 miles east of Moscow. 
A rain-storm prevented all observation. 

Our brother was early chosen a delegate to the 
New School General Assembly at Pittsburg, Pa., 
in 1860, and the success of his career as a scientist 
has since brought him many additional honors. 
The University of Pennsylvania conferred on him 
the honorary degree of Ph. D. in 1870. Hamilton 
College, N". Y., also bestowed the degree of Ph. D. 
in 1871, and the Wesley an University, Conn., that 
of LL.D. in 1876. In 1887 Columbia College, N". 
Y., gave him the same degree, and in 1894 another 
LL.D. came to him from " Adelbert College," Ohio, 
or rather from the "Western Reserve University," 
of which Adelbert is one of the component institu- 



254 youxg. 

tions. Prof. Young is "Associate Fellow of the Am. 
"Academy of Arts and Sciences," Boston, Mass.; 
Fellow of the "American Philosophical Society," 
Philadelphia, Pa.; Fellow of the "National Acad. 
"of Sciences ;" and ''Foreign Associate'' of the 
"Royal (British) Astronomical Society." and of a 
number of other more or less important scientific 
organizations. 

He was also "honored with the Janssen medal 
"from the French Academy of Science in 1891, on 
••account of his scientific discoveries." 

Among his numerous publications we notice: 

(1) "A Paper on Printing Chromograph ;" 
Silliman's Journal, 1869. 

(2) An article on his Observations of the Sun's 
Eclipse from Burlington, la., in the "Dartmouth," 
for Sept., 18(39. 

(3) Two letters addressed to Prof. Henry Mor- 
ton, and published by him in the ki X. Y. Tribune," 
Oct. 3, 1870, under the heading, "Photographing 
••Sun Flames without an Eclipse. v Prof. Morgan 
adds that ••the discoveries announced by Prof. 
"Young are of the highest scientific value." 

(4) Report of observations in a "Letter from 
"Spain," in the "Dartmouth" for Feb., 1871. 

( 5 ) "A Bit of Foreign Correspondence." in 
"Dartmouth" of March, 1871. 

( () ) Reprint of his article -On the Solar Corona" 
(••Am. Journal of Science and Art-.** Vol. 1, May, 
1S71 ) ; soon after appeared in a pamphlet form. 

(7) His lecture delivered at New Haven, ('t., 
Jan.. 1S72, on the Sun and the Solar Protuber- 



young. 255 

ancies; reprinted and enlarged in a pamphlet of 55 
pp. under the title of "The Sun and the Phe- 
nomena of its Atmosphere." Very favorably noticed 
in the "N. Y. Independent." 

(8) Several articles upon "Solar Spectroscopy" 
in Journal of the "Franklin Institute" and the "Am. 
"Journal of Science and Art," 1869-70. 

(9) Numerous papers in Scientific Journals; 
and Lecture on the Sun, published by "Chatfield & 
"Co." in their Scientific series, 1872. 

(10) "Annual Address" as Vice President of 
the "Am. Association for the Advancement of 
"Science," at the Buffalo (N. Y.) meeting, 1876; 
published in proceedings of that year. 

(11) Report of Expedition to Denver, Col., 
1878, under the head of "Familiar Science;" in 
"Boston Journal of Chemistry," for Oct. 1878. 
(This "Journal" had elsewhere paid him a high 
compliment) . 

(12) Address on "Pending Problems in Astron- 
"omy," at the Philadelphia meeting of "Am. Asso- 
ciation for the Advancement of Science," Sept. 5, 
1884, as the retiring President of said association; 
published in "Science" for Sept., 1884; also in sep- 
erate pamphlet form ; 27 pp. 

(13) "God's Glory in the Heavens;" article in 
the "S. S. Times," Aug. 16, 1884. Same repub- 
lished in pamphlet form, 1894, 20 pp. 

(14) An admirable practical article of his, on 
"Courage for the Duties of Life," appears in "Por- 
traits and Principles," 1894. 

His more important writings, however, have been 



v>f)() YOUXG. 

published in periodicals purely scientific, and have 
not come to our notice. 

His only books, so far, are: 
(15) "The Sun;" 12 mo.; 331 pp.; 3d edition, 
1887; translated into French, German and Italian; 
and (16) A series of text books on Astronomy; the 
first -General Astronomy" for Colleges, having 
appeared in 1889, and the two others, "Elements 
"of Astronomy" for High Schools, and "Lessons in 
"Astronomy" for Lower Schools in 1890 and 1891. 
They have been very successful. Over -10,000 
copies having been sold already. 

Besides his "serious writing," alluded to above, 
he has published some twenty or more popular 
articles in the "North American Review," "Forum," 
"Princeton Review," "Seribner's" (one article), 
"Popular Science Monthly:' "Presbyterian Re- 
view/" etc.. also many newspaper articles (mostly 
editorial) in the -New York Times," "Independ- 
ent" (science notes) and others. 

Prof. Young was likewise a collaborator on the 
-Century Dictionary" to the extent of several 
hundred dollars. The published articles which 
we have numbered above, except the two last, are 
not regarded as his most important. There are at 
least L32 in all, varying in length from one to forty 
pages each, about fifty of which may be regarded 
as of permanent scientific value. 

We cannot forbear subjoining the following 
critique on his principal work, from the "New 
York Independent": 

"Prof. C. A. Young's book on "The Sun" (Vol. 



young. 257 

"XXXIV. in Appleton's International Scientific 
"Series) is a model treatise. The author has 
"adapted himself to his readers, and while he 
"keeps out of technical ruts he writes in unpro- 
fessional, intelligible English, with enough ful- 
"ness and accuracy to satisfy the requirements of 
"the large class of readers not engaged in scien- 
tific pursuits, but competent to understand the 
"principles involved and the conclusions reached. 
"The subject is itself extremely interesting, and 
"gains rather than loses interest in Professor 
"Young's hands. At the present rate of advance 
"in scientific discovery, it is not altogether easy to 
"complete a volume before some portions of it have 
"already been left behind. For anything in ad- 
"vance of this volume, however, the reader will 
"have to consult the scientific journals of the last 
"six months. As to dogmatic opinion, Professor 
"Young has the merit of marking the line between 
"conjecture and discovery. He reviews the solar 
"astronomy and methods of observation and 
"measurement, gives full accounts of the spectro- 
scope and how it is used, discusses the solar 
"spots, the chromosphere, the protuberancies, the 
"corona, the solar light and heat, how they are 
"maintained, and their permanence, reaching the 
"general conclusion (cautiously expressed) that 
"our present knowledge indicates a past duration 
"of about fifteen million years for the solar system, 
"and an equal future duration — thirty millions of 
"years to cover the entire solar history. He by no 
"means commits himself, however, to the opinion 



258 young. 

"that the system will ever fail, but expressly states 
"that Ave do not know what reserve forces there are 
"in nature for the restoration of decayed systems, 
"and that the limits of conjectural possibility are 
"too vast to allow a dogmatic conclusion. * * 
"We may add that while the author does not an- 
nounce religious opinions in his pages, there are 
"no implications, either in the work itself, nor in its 
"methods which are unfriendly to faith. On the 
"contrary, the devout spirit is left in full possession 
"of its freedom, as when alone in the presence of 
''nature herself." 

In October, 1892, he writes that 'his College 
'work, with the big classes, gives him all he can 
'well take care of. 5 

That year there were 225 Juniors, whom 'he 
'handles in two divisions. Writes an article, now 
'and then, for some astronomical journal, and makes 
'occasional spectroscopic observations, besides more 
'or less of popular lecturing; but feels that he is 
'growing old in many ways, and that two or three 
'hours* work with a class tires him much more than 
'formerly.' 

Ill-health alone prevented our class-mate from 
joining us at the 40th anniversary; but his condi- 
tion has since greatly improved, and in Dec., 1893. 
having returned from his Hanover vacation in Sep- 
tember, he is able to report himself 'quite well 
'again, though not so vigorous as he used to be.' 
A similarly favorable report for himself and Mrs. 
Young, Oct. 24, 1894. Next to Hulbert, Palmer. 
Strow and Robinson, he has been permitted to en- 



young. 259 

joy the longest period of uninterrupted conjugal 
felicity. 

I. Clara E. was m. to Prof. Hiram A. Hitch- 
cock, of the Dartmouth Thayer School, Hanover, 
IS". H., June 26, 1888, at the Marqnand Chapel, 
Princeton. Child (1) Charles Young (Hitchcock) 
b. May 7, 1891, at Hanover. 

II. Charles Ira, grad. at Princeton, 1883, is an 
electrician, connected with the Westinghouse Elec- 
tric Co., Pittsburg, Pa. Is partially crippled in 
consequence of a severe accident by electricity, 
which occurred at Pittsburg in Feb., 1888, suc- 
ceeded by paralysis at New Orleans, La., two 
months later; but he is so far restored as to write 
readily with his left hand and to perform his re- 
quired office work. Before this accident he was a 
highly accomplished musician and organist, and is 
a musical composer to the present. 

III. Frederic A. was also graduated at Prince- 
ton, and took his degree of "C. E." (Civil Engin- 
eer) with the J. C. Green School of Science, Class 
of 1886. He is now assistant on the U. S. Coast 
and Geodetic Survey. 







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IN TIIK MUSEUM. 



GENERAL HISTORY 



OIF" TIHZE 



GLASS OF 1853, 

DARTMOUTH COLLEGE, 



This Class was entered in the autumn of 1849, with 36 mem- 
bers, according to the official catalogue of 1849-50. This 
catalogue was ''printed at the Dartmouth Press," Sept., 1849, 
but its artistic qualities were not satisfactory, the names of the 
large Sophomore Class being unduly crowded together on one 
of its pages, with other typographical blemishes. "The 
"Students," therefore, published another catalogue, a few 
weeks later, printed by "J. C. Kneeland's Steam Press, Troy, 
•X. Y." On this second catalogue the name of W. S. 
Statham was added to our list, making our total enumeration 
for the Freshman Fall term, 37. Several additions were made 
in the spring of 1850, and the catalogue for our Sophomore 
year, 1850-51, presented the new names of Allen, Blood, 
Burnet, Flmerson, Fairbanks, Goodwin, Hutchinson, Moore, 
Palmer, Parsons, H. M. Perrin, Sargent, Stanton, Stewart, 
Upham and Walker (16 in all) ; while Putnam and Wilmot had 
fallen out, leaving our Sophomore sum total 51, the highest we 
ever attained at one time, by the catalogues ; though to this 
number should also be added the name of Waterhouse, who, 
being with us only the Sophomore Spring and Summer terms, 
does not appear on a catalogue ; making our true Sophomore 
enumeration, 52. 

As "Junior Sophisters" we received for accessions, Farns- 
worth, Hollenbush, C. O. Morse, Reed, F. C. Statham and 
Wight (six) ; but had lost, in the meantime, the following 
nine : Allen, Babcock, Dearborn, Goodwin, W. S. Statham, 
Stewart, Walker, Warren and Waterhouse, leaving our cata- 
logue number for 1851-52, 49. 



262 GENERAL HISTORY. 

For some reason, the next catalogue, 1852-53, presented a 
different heading for the Classes, "Senior Class, 1 ' instead of 
"Senior Sophisters," etc., in which we were numbered 45 ; no 
additions having been made, but the four following having 
dropped out : Blood, Is ham, Strow and Thomson. 

Between the issuing of this catalogue and the first official 
list of the * 'graduating Class," in the spring of 1853, M. D. 
Brown, Oakes and Robinson had been given to us from the 
East, and Dickson from the West ; while Stewart also had been 
"restored" to us from his native Maine, so that this graduating 
list numbered 50. During our last vacation, however, Ken- 
drick was called from earth, and H. M. Perrin did not see fit 
to take his degree till after our commencement, so that the 
second list of graduates, in July, 1853, was given as only 48 ; 
though our actual number of graduates has usually been reck- 
oned as 41), and the number as given in the "Dartmouth Gen- 
"eral Catalogue" for 1880 (Kendrick being kw A. B. post obit.") 
is 50. Thus, adding to the "old guard of forty-niners," 37 in 
number, who first entered the Class, the 17 accessions of the 
second year, the six of the third year, and the five of the fourth 
and then diminishing the sum by one (as one of the Class, 
Stewart, acceded to us twice), and we find 64 as our full com- 
plement, whose sketches are given in the foregoing "Memorial." 

Of the original 37. however, ten fell out by death or re- 
moval, leaving only 27 who both began and completed the full 
collegiate course together. 

At this stage it may be interesting to note the names of our 
honored instructors. The following is a complete list of the 
"Academical Faculty," as it appeared in our first catalogue, 
with the date of each death, in parenthesis, after the several 
names : 

Rev. NATHAN LORD, d. d., 

[Died Sept. 9, 1870, aged 78] 

PRESIDENT. 

Rev. ROSWELL SHURTLEFF, i>. d. 

[Died Feb. 4, 1861, aged 87] 

PROFESSOR EMERITUS <>K MORAL PHILOSOPHY AND P()l .11 l< \i I .< ONOMY. 



GENERAL HISTORY. 263 

Rev. DANIEL JAMES NO YES, a. m., 

(in Students' Catalogue) , 

[Died Dec. 22, 1885, aged 73] 

PHILLIPS PROFESSOR OF THEOLOGY. 

Rev. CHARLES BRICKETT HADDOCK, d. d., 

[Died Jan. 15, 1801, aged 64] 

PROFESSOR OF INTELLECTUAL PHILOSOPHY AND POLITICAL ECONOMY. 

ALPHEUS CROSBY, a. m., 

[Died April J 7, 1874, aged 63] 

PROFESSOR EMERITUS OF THE GREEK LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE. 

IRA YOUNG, a. m., 

[Died Sept. 13, 1858, aged 57] 

APPLETON PROFESSOR OF NATURAL PHILOSOPHY AND PROFESSOR OF ASTRONOMY. 

OLIVER PAY SON HUBBARD, m. d., 

HALL PROFESSOR OF MINERALOGY AND GEOLOGY, AND PROFESSOR OF CHEMISTRY 

AND PHARMACY. 

SAMUEL OILMAN BROWN, a. m., 

[Died Nov. 4, 1885, aged 72] 

EVANS PROFESSOR OF ORATORY AND BELLES-LETTRES. 

EDWIN DAVID SANBORN, a. m., 

[Died Dec. 29, 1885, aged 77] 

PROFESSOR OF THE LATIN LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE. 

STEPHEN CHASE, a. m., 

[Died Jan. 9, 1851, aged 37] 

PROFESSOR OF MATHEMATICS. 

JOHN NEWTON PUTNAM, a. m., 

[Died Oct. 22, 1863, aged 40] 

PROFESSOR OF THE GREEK LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE. 

Under all the above we came directly, with the exception of 
Dr. ShurtlefT, Professor Haddock (though he conducted our 



264 GENERAL HISTORY. 

Chapel devotions several times during our first term) , and 
Professor Crosby (though his admirable Greek grammar was 
our vade mecum through the entire classical course). 

Our additional instructors, as found in the subsequent cata- 
logues, were : 

JOHX SMITH WOODMAN, a. m., 

[Died May 9, 1871, aged 51] 

PROFESSOR OF MATHEMATICS. 

Rev. CLEMENT LOiSTG, d. d., 

[Died Oct. 14, 1861, aged 54] 

INSTRUCTOR IX INTELLECTUAL PHILOSOPHY AND POLITICAL ECONOMY. 

AVe must, however, add to the above, from the "Medical 
"Faculty," the name of 

EDMUND RANDOLPH PEASLEE, m. d., 

[Died Jan. 21, 1878, aged 63] 

PROFESSOR OF ANATOMV AND PHYSIOLOGY, AND (MEDICAL) LIBRARIAN, 

in view of his excellent physiological lectures to our Class, 
early in the course ; repeating also the names of the 
"College Librarians," Professor Charles B. Haddock, the first 
two years, and Professor Oliver P. Hubbard the last two 
years of our connection, as students, with the College, By the 
catalogue list of the "Corporation" the well remembered fact is 
suggested that the urbane Daniel Blaisdell, Esq., was College 
Treasurer through all our course; while "Their Excellencies," 
Samuel Dinsmoor, LL. I)., "ex-ollicio," of Keene ; and Noah 
Martin, M. I)., "ex-ollicio," of Dover, were Governors of the 
State of New Hampshire during our College life; the former, 
tin- first three years, and the latter, the last year. We would 
also add the name of Rev. John Richards, D. D., our re- 
spected College pastor. 

All the above, including the whole company of our beloved 
teachers (with the single exception of Professor Hubbard) 
have now gone to their long home; and three, it will be ob- 



GENERAL HISTORY. 265 

served, — having lived beyond the "three score years and ten" — 
passed away the same year, viz : Professors Brown, Noyes and 
Sanborn, all within two months of each other, and the two last 
"divided" in their deaths, only by a single week. 

As a Class, the men of '53 were modest and retiring, and 
through their whole student life commendably harmonious 
among themselves. 

As Freshmen, with a Sophomore Class of nearly twice our 
size, we made no pretensions at coping with them in foot ball 
and other athletic games; though in the traditional "rushes" 
clown the Chapel steps (as the Classes were formerly arranged) 
we were quite successful in keeping back the whole College, 
when our own "Big Chase" had once braced himself. While 
during our Sophomore year, with such powerful men as Chase 
and Stewart, we were regarded as no mean antagonists by those 
w T ho came after us. Our Class prayer meetings were held on 
Wednesday noons for half an hour before dinner ; also for an 
hour on Sabbath mornings from the ringing of the first bell. 
At our Class business meetings Chase was usually elected 
President. For the drawing up of resolutions at the deaths of 
our deceased members, Goodwin and Kendrick, McDuffee was 
the chief appointee. Crosby and Runnels were chosen by the 
students to attend, as delegates of our Class, the funeral of 
Dartmouth's greatest son, Daniel Webster, in Oct., 1852. 

Though the two literary societies, the "Social Friends" and 
the "United Fraternity," took each an equal number from our 
original membership, yet as the result of changes the "Socials'' 
had a majority of nine at the beginning of our Senior year ; the 
whole number 45 being divided, Socials 27, and Fraters 18. 

Emerson was first President of the Socials, and Chase of the 
Fraters (these officers being always chosen from the Senior 
Class) ; Hay ward and Farns worth were their Librarians, re- 
spectively. Emerson was also first President of the Theologi- 
cal Society, Senior year ; and Runnels the second (spring term). 
Chase was President of the "Handel Society" and Director of 
the College Music during the entire Senior year, and for some 
time before. Young was first President of the Society of 
Inquiry (missionary) ; and Howard of the "Dartmouth Temper- 



266 GENERAL HISTORY. 

"ance Society." Among the secret orders Senior fall term, seven 
of our number were members of the "Psi Upsilon" Society : 
seven of the "Kappa Kappa Kappa" Society, and nine of the 
"Alpha Delta Phi" Society. 

At our Commencement in 1853 Chase and Crosby were the 
Marshals. "Class Day" exercises were not inaugurated at 
Dartmouth till the next year. 

The occasion was rendered unusually attractive by the an- 
nouncement that "On Wednesda} T afternoon (July 27) the 
"usual anniversary of the Literary Societies will give place to a 
"Eulogy on Daniel Webster by Hon. Rufus Choate of Boston." 
This had been preceded, on Wednesday forenoon, by the ad- 
dress of Hon. Ogden Hoffman, of New York City, before the 
Phi Beta Kappa Society ; and on Tuesday evening, July 26, 
Rev. R. S. Storrs, Jr., of Brooklyn, N. Y., had addressed the 
Theological Society. The Germania Serenade Band, of Boston, 
furnished our music, giving their concert on Wednesday evening. 

We will here reproduce our "Order of Exercises" for Com- 
mencement day as nearly as may be in its original four page 
form : 



GENERAL HISTORY. 267 

ORDER OF EXERCISES. 

JULY 28, 1853. 

PRAYER. 

MUSIC. 



The speakers were selected and arranged without reference to 

scholarship. 



1. The Problem of Liberty. 

William Stratton Palmer, 

Orfordville. 

2. The Influence of Great Men. 

Alpheus Benning Crosby, 

Hanover. 

3. The British Colonies in America. 

Isaac Augustus Parker, 

Woodstock, Vt. 

4. The Passions a Criterion of Mental Power. 

Nathan Jackson Morrison, 

Franklin. 

5. The Test of an Original Mind its Awakening Power. 

John Fletcher Wight, 

Shelby, Ky. 



268 GENERAL HISTORY. 



IMITTSIC. 



6. The Mormons — their Origin and Destiny. 

Chase Phescott Parsons, 

Gilmanton. 

7. Suffering, a Necessity of Greatness. 

David James Boyd Sargent, 

Tamworth. 

8. Want — a Stimulus to Effort. 

George William Cahoon. 

Lyndon, Vt. 

9. The true Relations of England and America, friendly. 

not hostile. 

Clarence Linden Burnet, 

Ticonderoga . 2V. Y. 



IMITTSIC. 



10. The Power of Mystery. 

John Hutchinson, 
West Randolph* Vt. 

11. Improvements in the Practical Arts as affecting the 

Stability of our Institutions. 

Alfred Osgood Blaisdell, 

Hanover. 



GENERAL HISTORY. 269 



12. California and Australia in their Relation to General 

Civilization. 

John Herrick Morse, 

Brookfield, Vt. 

13. A Poem. The Student's Revery. 

Daniel Perrin. 
Nor thmor eland, Pa. 



ZMZTTSIC. 

14. Wellington — and his Place in History. 

Jonathan Brewer Farns worth, 

Woodstock, Vt. 

15. The Struggle of Hungary against Mahomet. 

John Kendall, 
Washington, D. C. 

16. The Quakers as Legislators. 

Andrew Reed. 
Reedsville, Pa. 

17. The Relation of Words and Things. 

Moses Thurston Rtjnnells, 

Jaffrey. 



nvrcrsic. 



18. The Contest between Naturalism andSupernaturalism. 

Horatio Nelson Burton. 

Washington, Vt. 



270 GENERAL HISTORY. 



19. The Retributions of Providence in French History. 

Francis Cummins Statu am. 

Greensboro' , Ga. 

20. The World of the Enthusiast and the Satirist com- 

pared. 

Gilman L. Sessions. 
West Woodstock, Ct. 

21. A Poem. Youth in Age. 

SlLVANUS HaYWARD, 

Gil sum. 



IMITTSIC. 



DEGREES CONFERRED. 



MUSIC. 



PRAYER. 



GENERAL HISTORY. 271 

The following are the principal variations of this order from 
the original assignment, the May previously, when it was said 
"The speakers, to whom the following subjects were assigned, 
"were drawn by lot from the Class." 

There were 23 names in this assignment, six of which fell 
out, including Kendrick's, occasioned by his death. Of the 17 
remaining, the subject of No. 5 was changed from "The 
"present questions of Science," on the original assignment; of 
No. 6, from "Depreciation of the precious Metals ;" of No. 10, 
from "Cultivation of a taste for Art among a People ;" and of 
No. 13, from "The Wit of different Nations." Thus only 13 
of the 23 first drawn spoke on the themes originally assigned 
them ; while Nos. 2,3,4 and 12 of the final order were added 
by a second drawing, to take the place (partially) of the six 
who, for various causes, had fallen out, or were excused from 
speaking. The whole number of speakers was therefore 21, 
two less than at first drawn. 

It is remembered that Mr. Choate, who listened to the 
speaking at our Commencement, expressed himself as well 
pleased with the general character of our efforts, and that he 
especially commended the address of Mr. Wight. 



Our post-graduate history, as a Class, ma} 7 be briefly given ; 
being almost wholly confined to the records and suggestions of 
the "Class Book" — a large, ledger-like volume, eleven inches 
by sixteen in size, and containing 477 blank pages, which was 
purchased the last weeks of our course, and consigned to Bro. 
Blaisdell, as the first elected "Class Secretaiy." 

He entered our names and the few items of our history which 
we gave him at graduating ; and he had good reason to com- 
plain of us for not co-operating with him in the giving of sub- 
sequent information, as at first agreed upon. 

His records of our three years' meeting afford six pages of 
racy and readable composition. The first session was an in- 
formal gathering on Tuesday at 11 a. m., July 29, 1856, at 
Crosby's office ; the second at 8 o'clock, Wednesday morning. 
The third session was at Frary's Hotel, with a supper, at 10 
o'clock "Thursday evening, after the Levee." 



272 GENERAL HISTORY. 

The fortunes of each member, during the three years were 
related at this session, by those present, of themselves, and, so 
far as known, of those absent. Twelve members were in at- 
tendance (according to the table herewith appended) ; and, as 
at nearly all our other meetings, all left their autographs in the 
-Big Book." It was voted to try and procure "lithographic 
"likenesses" of all who were willing to invest in the same. 
Bro. Upham was chosen a "central committee" to carry out 
this action ; but, we believe, it never materialized. 

The first session of our "Ten Years' Meeting" was also in- 
formal, at the house of Prof. Dixi Crosby, M. D., July 22, 
1863, on invitation from our brother, Dr. Crosby, directly 
after the address of Ralph Waldo Emerson. Eight present, as 
per table. Two hours spent in giving and receiving informa- 
tion about the members of the Class. Our Secretary being 
absent, Runnels was chosen Secretary, pro tern., and, at our 
adjourned meeting next day, "in southwest corner of the vestry 
"soon after the opening of Commencement exercises," he was 
chosen to act as Secretary in the place of Blaisdell— not yet 
appearing— and Bro. Young was sent to find the "Class Book," 
at the office of Daniel Blaisdell, Esq. It was also voted to 
empower the Secretary to gain new information respecting each 
member of the Class, and to print the details in a cheap pam- 
phlet form for distribution, using the funds now assessed ($1 
upon each member), together with what may afterwards be 
added. Our final adjournment was from the Commencement 
dinner-table, to the Centennial celebration of the College, in 

1869. 

The first -Class Memorial" was accordingly published in the 
spring of 1864. The total expense of publishing, with other 
Class expenses till March, 1865, was $60.76. Total amount 
received from the Class assessments, and sale of Memorials, 
$88.65. The balance of $27.89 was afterwards (in 1869) 
voted to the Secretary for his services. 

The largest Class meeting we ever held was July 21, 1869, 
in connection with the College Centennial. 

A special circular-invitation (No. 1) to this meeting had been 
issued by the Secretary, April 15. We met, by invitation of 



GENERAL HISTORY. 273 

Professor and Mrs. C. A. Young, at their house — the then 
second residence north of Wentworth Hall — at 6 o'clock p. m. 

After supper we organized for business — Bro. Chase being- 
called to the Chair — and continued our session till midnight. 
Eighteen members were present, as per schedule. The history 
of the Class, since publication of "Memorial," was read from 
the records, supplemented by verbal statements from those 
present. 

The most important votes at this meeting were, on motion 
of Crosby, that we now levy a tax of $2, upon each member, 
to meet Class expenses ; that a complete list of the P. O. ad- 
dresses of our class-mates be made by the Secretary, and sent, 
at an early date, to each member ; also that a "Class Album" 
be purchased by the Secretary, and that the present "photo- 
4 'graph representations" of the class-mates be solicited. It 
was also voted — in view of the proposed effort on the part of 
the Alumni to raise $200,000 for the College — that the Secre- 
tary be requested, by circular and letters, to solicit benefac- 
tions from all members of the Class, "the smallest sums being 
4 'equally acceptable with the largest, and that from the money 
"■thus raised Prof. Young be authorized to draw, with the con- 
"sent of the Trustees and Faculty, whatever he desires for 
4 'special, scientific work in his department." 

Voted our thanks to Bro. Young and Mrs. Y'oung for their 
kind entertainment. 

Adjourned — after an informal meeting at the Commencement 
dinner — till our next "10 years' meeting" in 1873. 

In accordance with the above votes, a circular (No. 2) was 
issued in Aug., 1869, with register and P. O. addresses of the 
eighteen members present at the class-meeting, of the thirty- 
three living members not present ; and of the nearest friends of 
the thirteen deceased members ; giving also, some account of 
the Class meetiug, and of the proposals made for the collection 
and interchange of photographs. 

At nearly the same date a circular appeal (No. 3) was issued, 
inviting responses to the College and Class funds. The 
moneys received by the Secretary were collected from twelve 
living members, and in behalf of three others deceased, 



274 GENERAL HISTORY. 

amounting in all to S215. which was made over to our class- 
mate, Professor Young, as per previous vote. 

No additional sums ever passed through the Secretary's 
hands ; though it is known that other sums were paid by mem- 
bers of our Class to the general alumni fund, and that one of 
our number, at least, presented to the same the gift of 81 000. 

The Album was also procured, and is now in the Secretary's 
possession, to be hereafter disposed of, with the Record Book, 
by vote of the Class. The photographs of 40 of our members, 
and of one wife and four children (D. Perrin's), are now in the 
Album. 

The "20 years' Class meeting was held on the evening of June 
2."). 1873, also at the house of Prof. Young, in Hanover, eight be- 
ing present. Voted that a new circular be issued by the Secre- 
tary, consisting of a catalogue of the living members with their 
present residences ; and with •■designations" for those deceased, 
for those present at this meeting and for those whose pictures 
are now in the Class Album. 

Voted that our thanks be again extended to Prof, and Mrs. 
Young for their generous hospitality. 

The circular catalogue (Class document No. 4) was prepared 
according to the above vote, ©ml printed in the ••Dartmouth 
••Anvil" for Dec. 4, 1873. 

The adjustment of accounts at the 20 years' meeting — 
covering the expenses of Centennial year, and subsequently — 
[S as follow- : 

Raised by the Class in 1869, $34.00 

Expense of Centennial meeting, including Class tents, $10 
Circulars, album, etc., afterwards. 17.10 



7.90 

leaving a balance of $6.10 in the treasury. At the 20 years' 

meeting ;;i ~. ,,,, more were added to this sum. The expenses of 
that meeting and of subsequent publication were $7.50, leaving 
a final balance of $5.60, which in 1878, on motion of Cahoon. 
was voted to the Secretary for his services. 

The 25th anniversary meeting was held by previous arrange- 
ment in one of the rooms of the Dartmouth Hotel, at 4.30 



GENERAL HISTORY. 275 

p. m., June 26, 1878. Bro. Chase was elected chairman. 
Eleven members present, who responded for themselves ; let- 
ters also being read from several absent brothers, and the stock 
of information about other absent ones, in the Class book and 
in the possession of those present, being levied. 

We took tea together, as a Class, in the hotel dining-room, 
at the usual hour, after which we resumed the meeting at our 
room. Were favored with a brief original poem, prepared for 
the occasion by Brother Hay ward, and herewith appended. 
Chose the President and Secretary as a committee to call upon 
the widow of our late Brother Crosby and express our sym- 
pathies, as a Class, at our common loss (which they did, ac- 
cordingly, on the following day). Voted that the Secretary be 
requested to prepare another "Memorial" of the Class. Ad- 
journed at 12 o'clock a. m. to meet at our 30th anniversary 
commencement. 

[Poem by Rev. Silvanus Hay ward.] 
QUARTER CENTURY. 

Class Meeting, June 26, 1878. 

Stay, Clotho, stay thy fervid wheel ! 

Let Lachesis cease twining: ! 
The quarter skein upon her reel, 

Our threads of life combining ; — 

Threads, tinged by Life's "dissolving views" 

In shades of countless number ; 
Some decked with Joy's celestial dews, 

Some smirched with Sorrow's umber. 

We come from out the dusty maze, 

Where weaponecl warriors glisten, 
Into each other's eyes to gaze, 

Each other's accents listen. 

Nor absent those whom duties hold 

To-day from our collection, 
Nor those whose dust 'ueath grassy mold 

Awaits the resurrection. 

We feel the presence of our dead ; 

There are no vacant places ; 
Though Atropos has cut their thread, 

We see the vanished faces. 



276 GENERAL HISTORY. 

For bonds which classmates here assume, 

Nor Time nor Death can sever ; 
The shuttle flies in Friendship's loom 

Forever and forever. 

On Time's tempestuous, trackless sea. 

A momentary meeting. 
Then gliding to the far To Be, 

••Hail and farewell." our greeting. 

Heavenly Pilot, do thou guide 

To that fair port of entry 
Beyond this billowy, treacherous tide, 

Guarded by angel sentry. 

Who next of our departing band. 

The crown immortal winning. 
Shall pass within that veil-ed land? — 

Clotho. resume thy spinning ! 

In pursuance of the above vote for a ••Memorial," the Sec- 
retary issued a two-page circular (Xo. 5) Aug. 1, 1878 ; giving 
some account of the meeting and a list of those preseut ; pro- 
posing also to issue the said Memorial in case the requisite in- 
formation should be promptly sent in. He suggested that we 
make the records more full, than heretofore, in the ancestral 
and o-enealosical history of our wives and of ourselves : that the 
full names of our parents and children, with birth and death 
dates, be repeated, to avoid errors : and that lists of all books, 
treatises and addresses published (titles and dates), with pub- 
lic offices held, inventions patented, scientific or other discov- 
eries made, and works of general utility, either accomplished or 
in progress, since 1863. be added. It was also distinctly 
stated, in this circular, that the "Memorial" would not be 
printed unless the responses should warrant the Secretary in so 
doing— that "the full tale of the -bricks' must not be expect- 
ed unless the 'straw' and other material be forthcoming." It 
may a- well here be said that the responses to that circular did 
not warrant the immediate preparation of the "Memorial," and 
that it is only at the present time, that, with such material as 
has been furnished and procured from all sources, the vote of 
the Class in 1< S 7 S is being carried out. 



GENERAL HISTORY. 277 

Our thirtieth anniversary meeting was held Wednesday eve., 
June 27, 1883, being called at the Dartmouth Hotel, where 
most of us took supper together, at 6 o'clock, and im- 
mediately adjourned, on special invitation from Mrs. Young 
and Mrs. Proctor (the mother and sister of our class-mate), to 
their parlor, at the old Prof. Adams homestead, where we sub- 
scribed our names, eight in number, (see table). The place of 
our meeting was kindly committed to our disposal for the night, 
though Fairbanks' duties as trustee, required his absence a por- 
tion of the evening, and Carter was obliged to retire at an * 
earlier hour, on account of ill-health. But the rest of us 
"remained and chatted of affairs, personal or general, till the 
" 'small hours;' noticably Chase and Hay ward, who took the 
"cars north and south at 2 and 3 of the clock, June 28, and 
"Runnels who kept possession of the same parlor (there being 
" 'no room in the inn') till the early birds of Hanover began 
"their carols, as of old." (Class records). 

"In connection with the Commencement of June 28, 1888, 
"Fairbanks and Hay ward were the only members of the Class 
"who put in an appearance, and consequently our 35th anni- 
versary meeting was not held in due form. The Secretary 
"being upon the sick list, was unable to go to Hanover; but the 
" 'Big Book' was sent by express from Fast Jaffrey, and re- 
"turned thither by Hayward before the end of the week." 
(Class records, July 12, 1888). 

The following is Class circular invitation (No. 6) to the 
Fortieth Anniversary, Banquet and Reunion, at "The 
"Wheelock," dining-room No. 3, Wednesday, June 28, 1893, 
at 9 o'clock p. m. : most of the invitations to Class meetings, 
except this and that for 1869, being issued upon postal cards : 

You are earnestl} 7 invited to be present on this occasion. Out 
of the sixty-four (64) who were members of this Class, thirty- 
seven (37) are now supposed to be living. The Class Secre- 
tary has had new or special returns from twenty-six (26) of 
this number ; as also from our beloved Burton, who has fallen 
by the way, or rather gone to his high reward, since this last 
series of letters to the Class was commenced. 

His letters to two others, Wilmot, and F. C. Statham, have 
been returned from the Dead Letter Office ; leaving only eight 
(8), from whom he has failed to receive recent information. 



278 GENERAL HISTORY. 

The records of each class-mate, with full obituaries of the 
departed, have been entered in the "Big Book," with an index 
to the pages where each is mentioned, so that their histories 
can be readily traced. The major part of those who expressed 
an opinion upon the subject, have desired that the Class should 
have a reunion and supper at the -'Wheelock," not unlike those 
provided for other Classes ; and the expenses, to be met by 
those "present." at so much per sitting, will not be unreason- 
ably high. 

••Come one, Come all," brothers of '53 ! and let us, in God's 
good Providence, enjoy one more social gathering, as in the 
olden time ! 

Cordially and respectfully yours, 

Moses T. Runnels. Class Sec. 
Newport, N. H.. June 16, 1893. 

In response to the above, nine, whose autographs are given 
on page 173 of the record book, met as proposed. In the 
larger adjoining room was the much larger ten years' meeting 
of the Class of '83 : but notwithstanding their uproariousness, 
we, the men of '53, pursued the even tenor of our way in dig- 
nified silence, and outlasted them by several hours. 

Each man was invited to make remarks upon his own his- 
tory and life work as now viewed, and taken as a whole, be- 
ginning with Chase, our President. The addresses of Carter 
and Hayward were closed with original poems, which are here 
given : 

[Poem by Rev. Nathan F. Carter.] 

DARTMOUTH COLLEGE, 1853-1893. 

Since from Old Dartmouth's classic halls, 

In untried armor for the strife, 

We sought the tented fields of life, 
Responsive to the world's clear calls, 

The golden sands of forty years 

Have rounded out their silent How ! 

To-day we see their after-glow. 
Or shadows of their hopes and fears ! 

From .scattered homes and varied cares, 

We come to scan in fond review. 
Times once so fresh with morning dew. 
But now beyond our wisest prayers ! 



GENERAL HISTORY. 279 

No longer novices in thought, 

No longer novices in deed ; 

Life has to-day its ripening creed, 
The glory patient hands have wrought ! 

But eyes a growing dimness know, 
Our ears, perchance, a muffling wear, 
Our foreheads deepening seams of care, 

Our locks the touch of winter's snow ! 

Not quite so strong our willing hands 

To bear the burdens of the day ; 

We sooner weary in the way 
O'er rugged rocks and drifting sands. 

However strong and tense the will 

To lay broad plans, and do high deeds 
Of valor, face to face with needs 

That bode the great world only ill ; — 

However great the burning zeal 

To wield in hand an Aaron's rod, 

And make our work the work of God, 
For God's high glory, human weal ; — 

We cannot do as once we did ; 

We cannot bear the constant strain ; 

Our energies begin to wane, 
And buoyant dreams of youth forbid ! 

But still our hearts may be as young, 

As ever in the days of old, 

To climb the sunset heights as bold, 
As glad to hear day's vespers sung ! 

As true and loyal to the right, 

As firmly set against the wrong, 

As brave to suffer and grow strong, 
As brave to dare Faith's holy fight ! 

80 let us clasp our hands in love, 

In glad response, heart touching heart, 
As brothers act a brother's part, 

As ever sainted ones above ! 

Nor in the mornward flow of thought, 

To youthful visions so remote, 

In passing would we fail to note 
The shadowed changes time has wrought ! 



280 GENERAL HISTORY. 

How many from our ranks we miss, 
So full of life in those young days ! 
They faltered in Toil's weary ways, 

And left the world their good- night kiss ! 

So lately one of sober mien, 
A valiant soldier of the Cross ! 
To-day we sadly mourn his loss, 

And leave him in his tent of green ! 

And facing now Life's western sun, 
And waiting Eden's fairer lands, 
Till called to fold our weary hands, 

And know our earthly work is done, 

While passing down the sunset slope, 

With hands clasped in the hands of God, 
In paths the Master's feet have trod, 

Led by the light of heavenly hope, — 

May life grow sweet as June's red morn, 
With perfume of our Christian deeds, 
Give blessed worth to sects and creeds, 

And golden grow as shocks of corn ! 

So through the mercy of our Lord, 
As pilgrims, fall we one by one, 
May it be ours, with work well done, 

Gladly to go to Heaven's reward ! 



[Poem by Rev. Silvanus Hay ward.] 

CLASS OF '53, JUNK 28, 1893. 

In youthful years, when Life before us lay 

Fair as mirage upon Sahara's sands, 
With gilded domes, bright as celestial day. 

And countless treasures waiting for our hands. 

Where palm trees twined with gorgeous passion flowers, 

And (laming cacti in rough armor clad. 
And sleepy cerei decked the fairy bowers, 

And bright-winged warblers made the listener glad ; 



GENERAL HISTORY. 281 

'Twas here we wandered, here we dreamed of Fame, 
Here swarmed those visions through our busy brain, 

Here kindled first the Muse's holy flame, 

Here drank deep draughts of sparkling Hippocrene. 

Hence parting from each brother's lingering hand, 
Our mother's blessing crowned the closing day ; 

Like scattering rain-drops sprinkled o'er the land, 
Through the wide world each took his lonely way. 

Now, from the devious ways of busy life, 

Once more we gather at our mother's feet, 
From thronging cares, and toil, and bitter strife, 

Seeking refreshment in this dear retreat. 

But where are those at whose revered feet 

We sat as learners in those days of yore? 
The cultured Brown with eloquence replete ? 

Precisest Putnam rich in Grecian lore ? 

That prince of teachers, philosophic Young? 

The genial Sanborn, and exacting Chase ? 
Noyes the pure-hearted, and keen-thinking Long? — 

Translated, vanished, — others fill their place. 

Gone too their head, who as a master came, 

A teacher rare, with eloquence endowed, 
With heart of molten gold, and royal name, 

With facile power to quell the surging crowd. 

When youthful heads had caught some foolish flame, 

His lifted hand awed to a sudden hush ; 
When summoned culprits to his presence came, 

His quiet keeness made the boldest blush. 

Intensely loyal to God's written word 

Small heed to Science by his heart was given ; 

In eager longing for his lingering Lord 
His soul lay open to the smiles of heaven. 

Nor should we wonder if his dazzled eyes, 
Filled with the luster of his Lord's own light, 

Saw the discoveries which the world surprise 
As fancied phantoms of mephitic night. 

Who has forgotten that Commencement scene, 
When waiting calmly for the "parting sigh," 

Our loving steps turned from the College green, 
To pass once more beneath our master's eye ? 



282 GENERAL HISTORY. 

His windowed glance a benediction seemed. 

A patriarch's blessing on his children shed ; 
A glimpse of glory from the heavens gleamed, 

A shining aureole round the saintly head. 

Save Hubbard, quiet chemist, none remains 
Of all our teachers in those halcyon days : 

But Dartmouth still her vigorous youth retains ; 
Still Wisdom's irridescent fountain plays. 

Round all these scenes what myriad memories twine ! 
Historic echoes haunt this classic plain, 
• Since clasping hands around yon blasted pine 

Three swarthy friends first sans: the immortal strain. 

What grand orations, poems manifold. 

Have here resounded on Commencement days ! 
Invited guests here poured their thoughts of gold, 

And crowned their temples with collegiate bays ! 

Here sparkled Holmes, and Saxe keen maxims gave ; 

Here eager fledglings up Parnassus soared : 
Here Webster thundered, and beside his grave 

The wizard Choate his matchless periods poured. 

Here many others Mashed the glowing light 

First kindled at this altar's living flame. 
And home returning, conquerors in the fight. 
Have hither brought the laurels of their fame. 

Learning and genius here maintain their ground. 

Still clear and bright Castalian waters flow. 
Here fervid eloquence and thought profound 

Still touch the heart with Faith's eternal glow. 

No "vox clamantis in deserto" calls, 

But many hither wend their willing way 

To gather knowledge in these ancient halls, 
And dream of greatness in some distant day 

Slow swung the years when first with eager eyes 
We launched our boats upon the world's wide sea : 

Now Time's pale pendulum with swift Fate Hies 
Sweeping us onward as the shadows flee. 

Full forty years have winged their circling flight. 

Loved comrades falling by the weary road. 
While Ave still linger 'neath the waning light. 

And wait the lifting of Life's heavy load. 



GENERAL HISTORY. 283 

Again we part, and to our scattered homes 

Our slower steps with feebler pace retreat ; 
With thinner ranks our fifth decennial comes ; — 

Alas ! how few and feeble tottering forms shall meet ! 

And one by one, as swift years glide away, 

Shall slip lamented to the silent tomb ! 
Till happily reaching his centennial day, 

The last survivor shall in sadness come, 

And lingering lonely mid the strangers here, 

Shall call the death roll, as he sits apart, 
While o'er each name shall fall the tender tear, 

And precious memories swell his longing heart ! 

And he shall sleep ; but like the changeless sea, 
Fresh youthful tides shall swiftly onward press, 

And through the golden ages yet to be, 

Old Dartmouth still her springing sons shall bless. 

After these addresses, which had succeeded the banquet, the 
letters of other class-mates were listened to and talked over, 
and finally, at the hour of 4 a. m., Thursday, June 29, our 
40th anniversary reunion was adjourned for five years ; and, by 
the light of the approaching day and the music of the morning- 
birds we repaired to our several lodgings. On the afternoon of 
Wednesday, June 28, a photographic group picture of eight of 
us was taken, at the rooms of Mr. Langill, the present Han- 
ver artist. The picture herewith appears. Much to t he re- 
gret of us all, and of other class-mates, as we have since 
learned, our President, Mr. Chase, was not with us at that 
sitting, as he came from Lyndon on the evening train, only to 
be present at the banquet and reunion. 

One of the most pleasing incidents of the following day was 
the call of several of us in company upon Mrs. H. A. Hitchcock, 
the daughter of Bro. Young, and upon Master Charles A. 
Young Hitchcock, his only grandchild. The menu cards, several 
of which were sent as souvenirs to absent members, constitute 
Class document No. 7. 

Circular No. 8, being the final proposal for the present work, 
and as indicating, in some measure, its aim and purpose, is here 
given in full : 



284 GENERAL HISTORY. 

To the Surviving Members of the Class of 1853, Dartmouth 
College, and the Friends of Deceased Classmates : 

The' time has now providentially arrived when your Secretary 
can see his way clear to attempt the publication of another 
Class Memorial. 

He proposes to do so (D. V.), within a few months. 

He will embody, in condensed form, all the information, 
statistical, genealogical, and biographical, which the "Class 
"Book" contains. 

The design is, to make it, as one of you has earnestly de- 
sired, "a book of Class biography, as complete as it can be 
"made, going into genealogical, and other particulars, as far as 
"possible," the whole to be issued in a neat and substantial 
form. Will each of the Class, therefore communicate to the 
Secretary, immediately, all "vital .statistic*" and "c/m?^/e.s" 
down to the present time ; as it is desirable to have the Class 
History extend to the to test possible date, while yet, we cannot 
wait for additional information beyond a very few weeks. 

Wanted, especially, full names of wives and children — where 
they have not previously been furnished, — with the dates of 
marriages, births and deaths. Also brief notices of the school- 
ing, residences and employments of children, — as many of 
them are, by this time, settled in life ; and the names, at least, 
of all grandchildren. The pedigrees of yourselves and wives 
are also desired (briefly indicated), as was requested in a Class 
circular, some years ago. 

Let the wives and children of deceased class-mates consider 
themselves included in this invitation. 

We wish to make the forthcoming Class History a worthy 
connecting link between the past and future generations in the 
families of each and all the members of the Class. 

Respectfully yours, 

MOSES T. RUNNELS, 

Sec'y of the Class of '53. 

Newport, X. II.. March 20, 18<)4. 

Circular No. 1) was issued Nov., 181)4, inviting members of 
the Class to furnish their pictures, in one form or another, for 
this ••Memorial." We may judge of the responses to this last 
document by the appearance of the present volume ; and with 
this announcement, and a fervent "God bless you," to all who 
are interested in its perusal, we may well bring our General 
( lass History to a close. 



TABULAE SCHEDULE. 



285 



Tabular Schedule op the Members of the Class present at 
the several meetings. 





'56 


'63 


'69 


'73 


'78 


'83 


'88 


'93 


Totals 


Allen, 










X 








1 


Blaisdell, . 


X 
















1 


Burton, . 






X 












1 


Cahoon, 


X 




X 




X 








3 


Carter, . 


X 




X 


X 


X 


X 




X 


6 


Chase, . . 






X 




X 


X 




X 


4 


Crosby, • 


X 


X 


X 


X 










4 


Dickson, 






X 












1 


Emerson, 




X 




X 


X 


X 




X 


5 


Fairbanks, . . 




X 


X 


X 


X 


X 


X 


X 


7 


Farnsworth, 






X 












1 


Hay ward, . 






X 


X 


X 


X 


X 


X 


6 


Hollenbush, 


X 
















1 


Howard, 




X 














1 


Hulbert, 






X 






X 






2 


McDuffee, 


X 




x 




X 








3 


Morrison, 






■ 


X 










1 


Palmer, 


X 


X 


X 










X 


4 


Parker, 


X 








X 






X 


3 


Perrin, H. M. 






X 












1 


Reed, 






X 












1 


Robinson, 






X 












1 


Runnels, 


X 


X 


X 


X 


X 


X 




X 


7 


Sargent, 


X 
















1 


Thorn pson,W. S. 




X 






X 


X 






3 


Upham, 


X 




X 










X 


3 


Young, . 


X 


X 


X 


X 










4 


Totals, . 


12 


8 


18 


8 


11 


8 


2 


9 





SUMMARY 



-OF- 



THE CHIEF OCCUPATIONS 

OF THE CLASS. 



Banking — McDuffee, 1. 

Business — Blood, Fairbanks, Strow, Warren, 4. 

Civil Engineering — Blaisdell, 1. 

P'ditorship — Chase, 1. 

Farming — T. II. Morse, D. Perrin, Wight, 3. 

Law — M. D. Brown, Burnet, Gaboon, Farnsworth, Howard. 
Hutchinson, C. O. Morse, Oakes, H. M. Perrin, Reed, Remick, 
Robinson, Sessions, W. S. Statham, Stewart, W. C. Thomp- 
son, Washburn. Whitcomb, Wight, Wood, 20. 

Medicine — Allen, Crosby, Hollenbush, Lamson, Lovering, 
Moore. Walker, 7. 

Teaching — Babcock, J. C Brown, Fairbanks, Isliam, Mor- 
rison, J. H. Morse, Parker, Parsons, D. Perrin, Stanton, 
Thomson, Waterhouse, Wilmot, Young, 14. 

Telegraphy — Kendall, 1 . 

Theology — Burton. Carter, Dickson, Emerson, Fairbanks, 
Hayward, Hulbert, Morrison, Palmer. Putnam. Runnels, Sar- 
gent, F. ('. Statham. W. S. Thompson. Ipham. 15. 

The two following have been Presidents of Colleges: Hul- 
bert. Morrison. 

The eleven following have been Professors in Colleges : 
Babcock, Crosby, Fairbanks, Hayward, Morrison. Parker, Sar- 
gent, Stanton, Thomson, Waterhouse, Young. 



DENOMINATIONAL PREFERENCES 



SO FAR AS INDICATED (INCIDENTALLY) IN THE 
PRECEDING SKETCHES. 



Baptist - - 

Congregational - 

Episcopalian 

Methodist 

Presbyterian 

Sweden borgian 

Unitarian - 

Not indicated in the sketches 



3 
21 

3 
1 

5 
1 

3 

27 



Total 



64 



VITAL STATISTICS. 



MARRIAGES AND DEATHS IN THE ORDER OF THEIR 
OCCURRENCE. 



*Morse, C. O. 
* Howard 
Hay ward 

*Perrin, D. 
*Isham - 

Hulbert 
♦Walker 
*Kendall 

Palmer 

Wilmot 

Putnam 

*Cahoon 



Parker 
Strow 



MARRIAGES. 



Jan 

Aug 

Nov. 

Dec. 

Jan. 

Apr. 

Aug. 

Sept. 

Oct. 

Feb 

Aug. 

Jan. 

Dec. 

( Jan. 

■< Sept 

Feb. 
Dec. 



. 1, 1851 
. 3, 1853 
23, 1853 

17, 1891 
29, 1854 
10, 1854 

28, 1854 
14, 1854 

5, 1854 
. 5, 1855 

29, 1855 
10, 1856 
27, 1865 
23, 1865 

. 9, 1869 
1882 (?) 

18, 1856 
21, 1856 



288 



VITAL STATISTICS. 



Robinson 
Young - 
*Hutchinson 
Brown, M. D. 
Dickson 

* Burton 
*Statham, W. S. 

Remick 

* Blood - 
Emerson 



Farns worth 

* Wood 
Wight 
Carter 

Thompson, W. S 

Blaisdell 

Upham 

Kunnels 
*Babcock - 
*McDuffee 

Fairbanks 

Perrin, H. M. - 

* Crosby 

* Washburn 

Whiteomb 
Morrison 

* Parsons 
Chase 
Moore 

*Lovering 
Sessions - 

* Burnet 
Lamson 

•Morse, J. II. 



July 26, 1857 

Aug. 26, 1857 

Oct. 1, 1857 

Oct. 8, 1857 

( Apr. 7, 1858 

| Sept. 30, 1863 

May 18, 1858 

June, 1858 

August, 1858 



Mar. 31. 1859 

(June 2, 1859 

■] Nov. 25,1863 

(Aug. 19, 1873 

June 23, 1859 

Oct. ib, 1859 

Dec. 20, 1859 

| Mar. 12, 1860 

[Oct. 12, 1892 

Nov. 30, 1860 

Dec. 31, 1860 

June 5, 1861 

July!), 1861 

July 30, 1861 

Dec 4, 1861 

( Apr. 30, 1862 

( May 5, 1874 

May 1, 1862 

July 26, 1862 

Nov. 25, 1862 

Nov. 15, 1869 

June 3, 1863 

July 8, 1863 

1863 

June 15, 1864 

Jan. 30, 1865 

Apr. 9, 1866 

1866 

July 1, is 7."» 

Oct/ 18, 1876 

Jan., 1890 



Total, is ; deceased, 20. 

It thus appears that just three-fourths of our number, or 48, 
were enabled or disposed to enter into the matrimonial state ; 
while the other fourth, or 16, were not. 

The coincidence is also manifest that our first Morse was the 
fust of the Class to be married, and our second Morse the last. 



VITAL STATISTICS. 



289 



DEATHS. 



Goodwin 

Dearborn 

Kenclrick 

Walker 

Isham 

Stanton 

Sargent 

Hollenbush 

Kendall 

Oakes 

Statham, W. S. 

Howard 

Blood 

Wood 

Crosby 

Thomson 

Parsons 

Perrin, D. 

Washburn 

McDuffee 

Brown, J. C. 

Babcock - 

Burnet 

Hutchinson 

Lovering 

Cahoon 

Morse, CO. 

Morse, J. H. 

Burton 



Oct. 28, 1850 

Dec. 30, 1851 

May 26, 1853 

July 14, 1855 

Aug. 4, 1855 

Feb. 22, 1856 

Mav 9, 1858 

Aug. 6, 1861 

Dec. 7, 1861 

June 27, 1862 

July 30, 1862 

Jan. 6, 1864 

June 16, 1867 

Apr. 9, 1873 

Aug. 9, 1877 

Dec. 17, 1878 

June 13, 1879 

Feb., 1880 

Oct. 18, 1880 

Nov. 11, 1880 

Aug. 18, 1881 

Nov. 7, 1881 

Mav 5, 1883 

Dec' 12, 1887 

Mar. 18, 1891 

July 13, 1891 

Aug. 28, 1892 

Jan. 23, 1893 

Mar. 5, 1893 



Total 29 ; leaving 35, or three more than half our membership, 
who are supposed, at this writing, to be alive. The three 
earliest deaths were of undergraduates. 1880 seems to have 
been the most fatal year. Three of the above met their deaths 
in consequence of their connection with the late civil war. The 
mortality of the class seems also to have prevailed most largely 
in sections ; say, as we sat, from Blood to Dearborn, and from 
Goodwin to McDuffee. Eighteen out of the first half of the 
Class have been called away ; only eleven out of the second 
half. Our two Morses, in the dates of their deaths, are again 
brought together. 



290 ROLL Or HONOR, ETC. 

ROLL OF HONOR. 

The following members of the Class served in some capacity, 
and for longer or shorter periods, in the defence of their 
country during the civil war, 1861-65 : 

*Blood (n. g.), Lamson, 

*Burnet, *Oakes, 

Chase, Runnels, 

*Crosby, Upham, 

*Hollenbush, *Wood, 

Young. 

Total, 11 ; deceased, 6. 
The two following were also enlisted upon the other side, in 
behalf of the Southern Confederacy : 

Moore, Statham. 

The grim fact confronts us that in all probability two mem- 
bers of the Class, Wood and Statham. who both hailed from 
the South, and were intimate friends in College, were person- 
ally arrayed against each other in the military operations 
around Corinth. Miss., being officers in the two opposing for. 
there engaged. 



RESIDENCES 

AND PRESENT 

POST OFFICE ADDRESSES 

Of the (M members of the Class of 1853, the 29 deceased, at 
the times of their deaths, and the.*).") survivors, at last accounts, 
were finding their homes in the different states, as follows : 
In New Hampshire - 10 

In Massachusetts 8 

In New York 7 

In Illinois - 6 

In Vermont - - - - 5 

In Minnesota - 4 

In Pennsylvania - - ,- - ;; 

In Maine. Ohio, Indiana, Missouri and Iowa, 2 each 10 
In Rhode Island, Connecticut. New -Jersey, Yir- N 
ginia. South Carolina, Mississippi. Louisiana, 
Texas, Kentucky, Michigan and District of [ 
( olumbia. one each 



11 



Total - - - -64 



POST OFFICE ADDRESSES. 291 

POST OFFICE ADDKESSES, 1894. 

Justin Allen, M. D., Topsfielcl, Mass. 

Alfred O. Blaisclell, A. M., 268 Clermont Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. 

Moses D. Brown, Esq., 69 Dearborn St., Chicago, 111. 

Rev. Nathan F. Carter, 51 Rumforcl St., Concord, N. H. 

Charles M. Chase, Esq., Lyndon, Vt. 

Rev. James M. Dickson, D. D., 53 Vermont Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. 

Rev. John D. Emerson, Peru, Vt., and 155 Hill St., Bidde- 

ford, Me. 
Rev. Henry Fairbanks, Ph. D., St. Johnsbury, Vt. 
Jonathan Farnsworth, P]sq., Windsor, Vt. 
Rev. Silvanus Hay ward, Globe Village, Mass. 
Rev. Calvin B. Hulbert, D. D., Adams Mills, Ohio. 
John A. Lamson, M. D., 35 Fairfield St., Boston, Mass. 
Henry W. Moore, M. D., Henclersonville, S. C. 
Prof. Nathan J. Morrison, D. D., 514 Fifth St., Marietta, Ohio. 
Rev. William S. Palmer, D. D., Norwichtown, Conn. 
Prof. Isaac A. Parker, Ph. D., Galesburg, 111. 
Hon. Henry M. Perrin, St. John's, Mich. 
Rev. Alfred P. Putnam, D. D., Concord, Mass. 
Andrew Reed, Esq., Lewistown, Penn. 
Charles F. Remick, Esq., Bird Island, Minn. 
Levi Robinson, Esq., 14 1-2 Clinton St., Iowa City, la. 
Rev. Moses T. Runnels, 52 South Main St., Newport, N. H. 
Oilman L. Sessions, Esq., Binghampton, N. Y. 
Rev. Francis C. Statham, unknown. 

Levi M. Stewart, Esq., 412 Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis, Minn. 
John De W. Strow, Esq., Fort Dodge, la. 
William C. Thompson, Esq., Pepperell, Mass. 
Rev. WilliamS. Thompson, Exeter, N. H., (Hampton Falls). 
Rev. Nathaniel L. Upham, 1800 Park Ave., Philadelphia, Penn. 
Joseph Warren, Esq., Exchange Bldg,53 State St., Boston, Mass. 
Prof. Sylvester Waterhouse, Ph. D., LL. D., 1704 Washington 

Ave., St. Louis, Mo. 
Geo. P. Whitcomb, Esq., 64 Twenty-fourth St., Chicago, 111. 
John F. Wight, Esq., Shelby ville, Ky. 
Lucius W. P. Wilmot, Esq., unknown. 
Prof. Charles A. Young, Ph. D., LL. D., Princeton, N. J. 

Total 35. 



SUPPLEMENTAL 



LEVI KOBIJ^SOjST. 

(Pages 168 to 171.) 

As brother Robinson Avas absent from home on 
a journey, when the first draft of his sketch was 
sent him, he was not able to return it till after a 
second "copy" had been furnished the printers, and 
it had finally gone to the press. We, therefore, 
add the items — in part of sad intelligence — with 
which he designed to supplement his record as it 
now stands. First the fact is stated that his law 
firm, "Robinson & Patterson," office St. James' 
Hotel Block, was still in continuance (Oct., 1894) 
as the oldest in the State of Iowa, covering a 
period of more than 33 years. 

Still our brother is now 'gradually closing out 
'his law business with a view to retiring from the 
'practice altogether and of enjoying what ease and 
'comfort may be in store for him ; firmly resting on 
'the promises of Him who doeth all things well, 
'and has said "I will never leave thee nor forsake 
'thee." He retains his official connection with 
the First Methodist Episcopal Church, being chair- 
man of its board of trustees; and is also one of the 
trustees of the Y. M. C. A., a flourishing branch 
connected with the Iowa State University, serving 
as treasurer of the Building Association, which has 
erected a building costing over $33,000. 



294 robixsox. 

The following are the additional items respect- 
ing his children and grandchildren: 

His oldest, I. Maby E., after leaving the Uni- 
versity, was grad. with high honors, from the 
National School of Oratory in Philadelphia, 1882; 
was m. to Hon. Coe I. Crawford, Oct. 2, 1884; bnt 
her death, by consumption, occurred at Pierre, S. 
D., July 20, 1894, at the age of 34 and a half years. 
Her remains were brought to Iowa City for inter- 
ment, amid the tenderest expressions of sympathy 
and respect. Her children were (1 ) Miriam 
(Crawford), b. July 8, 1886; (2) Irving Robinson, 
b. May 7, 1892. 

II. Amos D., was m. June 2, 1883, to Maude H. 
Smith, of Cheyenne, Wyoming, formerly of New 
York. His present residence is at Spokane, 
Washington. Children: (1) Levi Swan, b. Aug. 
8, 1885; (2) Maudean, b. Sept. 2, 1SS7; (3) 
Carroll Burton, b. Jan. 6, 1891; (4) Jeannette 
Curtis, 1). Dec 3, 1893. 

III. Charles E. d. Feb. 24, 1888. He was m . 
to Miss Ilattie C. Cochran. 

IV. Frank B., grad. from the State Univ. 
Classical Department, and from the Law School 
connected therewith; is now alone in law business, 
at Sioux City, has an additional son (if we read the 
record correctly) (2) Wilbur Hudson. 

Y. La vi via ( . is still teaching in Iowa City; and 
VI. Lvdia A. is in the Junior Class of the State 

University. 

"The enclosed will show you how we have been 

"bereaved by the loss of our eldest, who now sleeps 



KOBTN^SOX-WIGHT. 295 

"beside her earlier-called brother, C. E., in our 
"Iowa City cemetery. At rest! At rest! Sin- 
cerely yours, in sorrow and yet in hope, 

"Levi Robinson?' 



JOH]ST F. WIGHT. 

(Pages 236 to 239.) 
Brother Wight's "return" w^as also received after 



o 



the original "sketch" had gone to press. 

We, therefore, subjoin his interesting ancestral 
record, to "1 ," page 236. 

His father, James Wight, was born in Ormiston, 
Scotland, in 1792, and was the son of James and 
Jane (McConochie) Wight; she — our class-mate's 
grandmother — being a sister of Lord Meadowbank. 
The family came to America about 1797, bought a 
farm and settled in Virginia, at the mouth of Black 
Creek, on the Potomac river. His grandfather 
there died, and some years afterwards his grand- 
mother and family removed to Kentucky. His 
father, James Wight, Jr., was a soldier in the war 
of 1812, and m. Sarah Ratcliffe (his mother), who 
was b. on the peninsular of Virginia, near Rich- 
mond, in 1793. Her father's name was Francis 
Ratcliffe, who was for five years a soldier under 
Washington, in the Revolutionary War; and her 
mother — J. F. Wight's maternal grandmother — 
was Sarah Bridges of ah old, honorable and patri- 
otic family in the same locality. 



296 WIGHT. 

We are now also enabled to give the full maiden 

name of Mrs. Wight ( k '3 ," page 236) as 

Martha Jane Ogrlesby. the dan. of Albert and Belle 
(Abernathy) Oglesby, of Surrey Co., North Caro- 
lina, who was there b. Feb. 29, 1842. In the 
autumn of 1852, her parents removed to Panola 
County, Miss., where she was married; and "thence 
"they moved, in 1870, to Santa Barbara, Cal., 
"where their bodies now sleep upon the sounding 
"shore of the great Pacific." 

We also correct the children's birth records, 
giving the full name of VI. William Auglsti rs. 
They were all b., as stated on page 280, except 
I. Mabtha Duke, who was b. in Oldham County, 
Kentucky, and IV. James Albeet, who Avas b. in 
Panola County, Miss. 

Page 237, line 2, read ww Elm Tree Place" as our 
el ass-mate's seat in Shelby County, instead of 
"Poplar Ridge:' 

His present P. O. address (page 238, line 2) is 
"Shelbyville, Ky.," instead of "Wightwood." 

Mi'. Wight adds that the "Open Letter" (page 
238) 'was written with the view of influencing the 
"action of his party in framing the present tariff 
'bill;' the writer holding 'that as there could be no 
'tariff which did not protect the labor and capital 
'involved in the production of the thing to which 
k it was applied, it ought to have application to 
v\ erything produced in this country ; and. as nearly 
'as might be. in proportion to the cost of its pro- 
duction.' 

No changes in the record of his children arc 



WIGHT. 297 

noted (page 238-9) except that III. Sarah B. is 
now (1894) with her parents at Wightwood; that 
IY. James A. has now returned to Shelby ville, 
Ky., a bright energetic and faithful young man; 
that Y. Mary J.'s health being impaired by ex- 
cessive application to the study and practice of 
music, at the Conservatory, she spent the last 
year in Santa Barbara, Cal., only teaching a small 
private class, and devoting herself to the recovery 
of her strength. This year she is teaching music 
in Coate's College, Terre Haute, Ind.; and that 
YI. William A. is now 'in the law office of 
'George Hyde, Esq., a prosperous attorney in New 
'York City, and bids fair to make a man of himself.' 



298 ADDITIONS. 



ADDITIONS. 

The two leading poets of our Class, being both New Hamp- 
shire men. are well represented in "The Poets of New Hamp- 
shire," Claremont, 1883 ; each by four pieces ; Carter occupy- 
ing three and a half pages, and Hayward three pages. 

We find at the eleventh hour, that in reporting the publica- 
tions of Bro. Emerson, we omitted to mention one of his best, 
and would, therefore, now add, as ("31") on page 57 : llis 
address at the Soldier's Monument, Candia, N. H., Oct. 13, 
1893: also that Bro. Putnam's contribution to Judge Neilson's 
••Memorial of Rufus Choate" is worthy of special notice, as 
("30") on page 156. 

In the "Literary Review" of the New 5Tork "Home Journal" 
for Nov. 14, 181)4, appears the following announcement — which 
may be added to her record on page 177: "A volume of 
"verses by F. H. Runnells Poole, an occasional contributor to 
k 'the Home Journal, will be published in February by tin' 
"Putnam's." 

As these last pages are being made up we are pained to an- 
nounce the death of Professor Hiram A. Hitchcock (referred to 
on page 251) ), which occurred at Hanover, Jan. 17. 181)5, 
of pneumonia. His age was about thirty-eight. 

The "Concord Evening Monitor" of Jan. 19, says of him : 
"Besides being one of the most valuable members of Dart- 
• -mouth's faculty, he was one of the most popular of her 
"younger alumni. His death, therefore, not only means a sad 
"loss to his classes in engineering, but to all who claim New 
"Hampshire's old College as their Alma Mater." 



A Rambling History, 

We borrow this title, and are kindly permitted 
to appropriate the information contained under it, 
from ex-Gov. B. F. Prescott's admirable "History 
"of the Classes of 1856/' 

We propose to close our volume therewith, as 
Gov. Prescott closes his; making only such verbal 
changes as the progress of the years of publication, 
from 1888 to 1895, may seem to require. 

It may be interesting to those who have not been at Han- 
over since 1853, and to the class-mates who left before that 
time, to know what has been done since their departure, in and 
about the College and the village. In a rambling way some in- 
formation is here given', though not arranged in chronological 
order, and it must, of necessity, be very incomplete. 

Dr. Lord (of blessed memory) continued as President of the 
College until July 24, 1863, when he read his letter of resigna- 
tion to the Board of Trustees. His resignation was accepted 
Sept. 21, 1863. Rev. Asa Dodge Smith, D. D., (Class of 
1830), then the pastor of the 14th Street Presbyterian Church, 
in New York City, was soon after elected President, and was 
inaugurated Oct. 18, 1863. He occupied the chair thirteen 
years with great success. His labors were arduous, but the 
College grew in strength and influence under his administration 
of its affairs. On account of failing health, he resigned, Dec. 
21, 1876, the resignation to take effect March 1, 1877. Dur- 
ing his presidency Bissell Hall (the gymnasium) was erected 
by George H. Bissell (Class of 1845) at a cost of nearly $25,- 
000. It is located on the corner, south of the campus and fac- 
ing it. and directly opposite the Gates House, or what is now 
the new Library building. The Medical College was thorough- 
ly refitted and remodelled inside, with a marked improvement 



300 A RAMBLING HISTORY. 

in its external appearance, by a gift of 810,000 from Hon. 
Edwin W. S tough ton, LL. D., of New York City, who also 
, gave $2,000 additional at the time of his death. The Thayer 
School of Civil Engineering was established in 1871, and has 
been in successful operation ever since. This associated insti- 
tution was created by a gift of 870,000, in estimated value, 
from Gen. Sylvanus Thayer (Class of 1807). The number of 
students in the classes has not been large, though constantly 
increasing. Rooms were fitted up on the first floor of Thorn- 
ton Hall for recitations in this department, till its separate 
building was secured. In 186(3, the New Hampshire College of 
Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts was located at Hanover by 
nn act of the Legislature. The amount received from the sale 
of government lands allotted to New Hampshire was $80,000 ; 
from the lion. .John Conant of Jaffrey, N. H.. $70,000; from 
Hon. David Culver and wife of Lyme. N. H., nearly $30,000, 
besides many appropriations from the state, nearly every year 
after its establishment. A farm of 3G0 acres was purchased, 
lying south of the highway, leading from the village to Han- 
over Centre, and upon it Conant Hall was erected, a few rods 
east of the Gates House ; and nearly opposite this building, 
east of Reed Hall, and upon the land of Dartmouth College — 
where stood what was known to us as the Burke-Haskell 
house — Culver Hall was built, which was owned joiutly by the 
old College and the Agricultural College. In Culver Hall are 
located the extensive museum and the chemical laboratory. 
Since the removal of the State Agricultural College to Durham, 
these two buildings (Conant and Culver) have wholly reverted 
to the old institution. 

.Moor'.- Charity School building was remodelled and refitted 
by contributions given for that purpose, and is now occupied 
by the Chandler Scientific Department. 

Eventually large sums of money will come to the College, 
which were made known during the presidency of Dr. Smith, 
notably the bequest of Hon. Tappan Wentworth of Lowell, 
Mass.. when the amount shall reach $500,000. Some years will 
pass before the College can use this gift, though it i- fast ap- 
proaching availability ; also the bequest of $100,000 of Hon. 



A RAMBLING HISTORY. 301 

Richard Fletcher (Class of 1806), which comes to the College 
by installments, as certain beneficiaries cease to use the income. 

Pres. Smith secured also many scholarships, which have 
proved of great aid to poor young men. Much else was done, 
such as the consolidation of the College and Society Libraries, 
and the appointment of a permanent librarian by the trustees 
of the College ; the change of the astronomical instruments to 
those of greater power and of modern construction ; the in- 
crease of apparatus in the professorships of chemistry and 
physics ; the introduction of steam and furnace heating in some 
of the halls — and many other improvements. 

After the resignation of President Smith, the trustees elected 
as his successor, Rev. Samuel Colcord Bartlett, D. D. (Class 
of 1836), then of Chicago, 111. Dr. Bartlett was inaugurated 
on Wednesday, the 27th of June, 1877. His administration of 
15 years was eminently successful, and the College, during that 
period, made constant progress and permanent growth. He 
was indefatigable in his efforts to increase the capacity of the 
College for its great work, and to keep it abreast with the fore- 
most institutions of the country. During his administration 
two important College buildings were erected — Rollins Chapel, 
and Wilson Hall (the Library). The Chapel was erected and 
completely finished and furnished by Hon. Edwin Ashton 
Rollins (Class of 1851) at a cost of $33,000 — a memorial to his 
father, mother and wife. It is located on the lot north of the 
College yard and Wentworth Hall. It is constructed of 
granite in irregular courses, with red sand-stone trimmings. 
It is pronounced by all one of the most unique and attractive 
College buildings in the country. Besides its massiveness and 
beauty of finish, it has elegant memorial windows to all the ex- 
Presidents of the College — o-ifts from families and friends. In 
it is also a fine organ, costing $2,500, the generous gift 
of Harold C. Bullard (Class of 1884), of New York 
City. Wilson Hall is constructed of brick, with red sand-stone 
trimmings. It stands upon the former site of the Gates House, 
and is one of the finest library buildings connected with our 
New England Colleges. It is named in honor of George 
Francis Wilson, of Providence, R. I., who gave $50,000 to the 



302 A RAMBLING HISTORY. 

College ; and it can be safely said that Dartmouth is indebted 
to Hon. Halsey J. Boardman (Class of 1858), of Boston, Mass., 
for this munificent bequest. When he was asked by the donor 
where he could give $50,000 to good advantage, our Alma 
Mater was recommended. The consolidated libraries, number- 
ing nearly 66,000 volumes, are now conveniently arranged in 
this fire-proof structure, which is of elegant design and rich 
finish. The art treasures are also here, besides reading and 
reference rooms, and the President's otlice. This hall cost 
about $65,000. The trustees added $15,000 in order that a 
building should be constructed to meet the present wants and 
future requirements of the College. The corner stones of both 
these attractive structures were laid with appropriate ceremony 
at commencement in 1 N 8 4 . and both were completed and ready 
for occupancy, and dedicated at commencement in 188."). In 
addition to the above named buildings, liberal gifts in money 
came into the College treasury during President Bartlett's oc- 
cupancy of the chair. From Benjamin Pierce Cheney, of Bos- 
ton, Mass.. $50,000; Henry Winkley, Philadelphia. Penn.. 
$60;000; Mrs. Valeria GL Stone. Maiden, Mass., $35,000; 
Julius Hallgarten. New York City. $50,000; Henry Bond. 
Boston, Mass., $23,000; Hon. Joel Parker (Class of 1811). 
Cambridge. Mass.. $70,000 — on which has been established a 
professorship of Taw and Political Science, as the amount real- 
ized from his bequest was not sufficient to establish a law 
school, and was less than Judge Parker calculated when he 
made his will; the state of New Hampshire, $10,000; Hon. 
George G. Fogg ((lass of 1839), of Concord. N. IP. $5,000; 
Hon. Micajah ( . Burleigh, of Somersworth, N. H.. $6, <><><>: 
Hon. Levi P. Morton, of New York City, purchased for 
>~.-2~><K and presented to the College, the house on the corner 
adjoining the residence of Dr. Lord (the old "Nunnery" and 
(site of Lang Hall) : and many other donations of $1,000 each 
and more, were received for different purposes, besides many 
scholarships. The whole amount thus received has been about 
$450,000, and none of it has been tied up or surrounded with 
conditions. President Bartlett, besides his other great work in 
the management and government of the College, personally 



A RAMBLING HISTORY. 303 

raised much money for many purposes, from which the institu- 
tion has derived permanent benefit. The following professor- 
ships were endowed during' the first eleven years of his incum- 
bency : The Daniel Webster professorship of Latin ; Sto?ie 
professorship of Intellectual and Moral Philosophy ; Cheney 
professorship of Mathematics; Winkley professorship of Anglo 
Saxon and English, and the Parker professorship of Law. 
The residence of Prof. Noyes was. purchased for the President's 
house for $9,500. The residence of Prof. Sanborn was also 
purchased and is owned by the College. The Gates House was 
removed to a lot nearly opposite the South Hotel, and refitted 
for the occupancy of students, and the South Hotel itself was 
repaired and is now used as a boarding house for students. 
The first floor of Reed Hall is now wholly occupied by the Pro- 
fessor of Physics, and the second story finished into students' 
rooms. 

The, College Church has undergone repairs, particularly in 
the arrangement of the galleries. The walks and street cross- 
ings about the village and College grounds have been concreted, 
adding much to the comfort and convenience of the students 
and all others. 

The tract of land northeast of the College, which in our day 
was an uneven and unattractive place, is now one of the most 
picturesque and attractive parks in the state. The great 
variety of trees, foreign and native, the gift of Hon. Joel Par- 
ker, and set out about the time of our leaving College, have 
now become large and beautiful, and are delightful to look 
upon. Drives have been constructed, walks made, rustic 
bridges erected, and seats placed at attractive points, largely 
by the students under surveys and plans of the professors in 
the engineering departments. It is now a pleasure-resort for 
the students and the great number of visitors to the College 
and town. 

A tower has been erected near the "Old Pine" by several 
successive classes at their graduation, presenting an odd ap- 
pearance, but affording a fine place from which to look at the 
beautiful scenery in all directions. The College buildings have 
been repaired and painted, and some of them heated by steam, 



3CM: A RAMBLING HISTORY. 

or furnaces, and lighted bv gas. The curriculum has been 
expanded, new professorships have been established, and 
ample means provided for the illustration of the branches 
taught. Practical physics and chemistry have been introduced, 
and every student now goes through a course of experimental 
chemistry. 

The professors are critical, and labor for a high standard of 
scholarship among the pupils, and they keep the College 
abreast with similar institutions in the country, and send out 
as well equipped men yearly as can be found anywhere. The 
Chandler Scientific Department, which was in its infancy in 
our day, has constantly grown, and graduates yearly a goodly 
number of men who take high rank wherever thev go. 

The original gift of 650,000 has now reached, by accumula- 
tions and gifts, fully $150,000. Our teacher. Professor John 
S. Woodman, and his wife, gave $20,000 each, and Francis B, 
Hayes, of Boston, for many, years a visitor, gave $10,000. 
The residence of Dr. Dixi Crosby has been purchased with the 
money of this department. Permanent prizes have been es- 
tablished in many of the departments of study. 

Two magazines are now published by the students, both well 
and ably edited. "The Dartmouth" starts out with "No 1 of 
"Vol. XVI," this Sept. 21, 18D4. and "The Dartmouth Literary 
••Monthly" was upon its second year in 1<SS8. The village has 
a^so improved in its appearance, and increased in size, by the 
erection of costly dwellings, new Episcopal and Catholic 
Churches, and new and attractive stores upon the site of the 
"Tontine:" the Dartmouth National Bank and the Dartmouth 
Savings Bank are in successful operation. Gas has been in- 
troduced for the streets and buildings. A large and attractive 
school edifice for the village has been erected : and on t In- 
comer where Profs. Haddock and Brown used to reside. i> now 
an elegant Structure, which, for a while, was the residence of 
Adna P. Balch. but is now used in part as a store, and by the 
students. The Alpha Delta Phi, and Kappa Kappa Kappa 
societies have erected buildings for their accommodation, while 
the other secret societies have convenient and well arranged 
halls for their meetings. 




CULVER HALL. 




I IIA1 ER S< NiMH. BUILDING. 



A RAMBLING HISTORY. 305 

A modern hotel, "the Wheelock," with convenient appoint- 
ments, has been erected on the site of the old Dartmouth 
Hotel. In passing, it may be said that important additions 
have been made in the museum. A large collection of the 
papers of Eleazar Wheelock, and other documents connected 
with the early history of the College, has also been made. A 
collection of rare and valuable coins has been begun, which it 
is hoped will be steadily enlarged by contributions. 

Thus far, with slight modifications and abridge- 
ments, have we followed "the Rambling History" 
of Gov. Prescott. We are sure that in no other 
way could a clear idea of the improvements in and 
about our Alma Mater have been conveyed to us 
in so short a space. But he has also conferred 
upon us the greater additional favor of supple- 
menting his previous account with the following 
summary in his own handwriting, of more recent 
changes from 1888 to the present time. Being an 
honored Trustee of the College, as well as the Sec- 
retarv and Historian of his own Class of 1856, 
there certainly could be no other one better quali- 
fied to supply for us this additional information. 
He says, under date of April 19, 1894: 

"•The following items may indicate the progress of the Col- 
lege — all being in addition to what I published — though not 
"given in chronological order: (1) The N. H. College of 
"Agriculture and Mechanic Arts was separated from Dart- 
' 'mouth, and is now at Durham. Dartmouth comes by pur- 
' -chase, and otherwise, into possession of Culver and Conant 
"Halls, the Experiment Station building, and 25 acres of land. 
"The Thayer School now occupies the last named building. 
"(2) The Chandler School has been more closely united with 
"Dartmouth (see last catalogue). (3) The Tappan Went- 
" worth estate in Lowell has just about reached $500,000 by 



306 A RAMBLING HISTORY. 

••appraisal. (4) Dr. Ralph Butterfield (1839) lately gave 
"from $150,000 to $200,000 to the College (see catalogue). 
"(.'>) An abundant supply of water has been secured (1893) 
"for College and village. (6) Rlectricity (generated in Leb- 
••anon) for College and village was introduced in 1893. Heat- 
"ing of buildings improved, and many conveniences added. 
••(7) Bartlett Hall (Y. M. C. A.) has been erected and furn- 
ished at a cost of about $16,000. (8) Library increased to 
••7."). boo volumes. ('.») -The Wheelock,' a spacious and ele- 
"gaut hotel, has been erected on the old Dartmouth Hotel site. 
"(10) Tower, near the -Old Pine.' completed (1893). (11) 
• k 'l ne Mary Hitchcock Hospital, one of the finest in the coun- 
try, erected at great cost, by Hiram Hitchcock. Esq., her 
••husband. It is not under the management of trustees, of the 
"College, but of a separate board (1893). ( 1 '2 ) A supeiior 
••athletic field has been constructed (1893) near the Coll' g 
"(13) Fence around the common has been removed. (14) 
"President Bartlett retired from olfice in 1892, and Prof. John 
"K. Lord was acting President, one year. William .1. Tucker. 
"D D. (Class of 1861), was inaugurated June. 1893. (lo) 
"Several new professorships were established last year(1893) 
"(16) Henry Winkley gave $20,000 by will, making his gift 
"$80,000. The Joha D. Willard ( 1819) legacy of $10,000 has 
"reached $40,000, and is now used. Jason Downes (1838 

Lve $10,000. .Mrs. Isaac Spaulding, of Nashua. $10,000; 
"besides scholarships and other ainounts, given by other-. 
••( 17) The Art gallery is large and rapidly increasing." 

Some of the matters alluded to in the above — e. g. regarding 
the "Wheelock" and the ••Tower" — may seem to have been 
anticipated in the previous "Rambling History." Gov. Pres- 
eott, in his Class History, did not. of course, refer to those 
structures as already completed. For the present work, his 
original allusions to tower, contemplated hotel, and some other 
things, were modified to suit tin- present time. In justice to 
Gov. Prescott, it should be added that the increase in the Art 
gallery, last referred to. has been largely owing to his own in- 
telligent and persevering efforts, especially in procuring, from 
various sources, the portraits of distinguished alumni and others. 



THE LATEST. 307 

THE LATEST. 

As the latest intelligence pertaining to the present and pro- 
spective prosperity of our Alma Mater, we clip the following 
items from the Manchester "Mirror and Farmer" of Jan. 17, 
1895, adding two or three explanatory statements in brackets : 

DARTMOUTH BOOMS ! 

Costly New Buildings for the 
College at Hanover. 

Hanover, January 14. — The Trustees of Dartmouth Col- 
lege have formally accepted the designs of a New York archi- 
tect for the new buildings to be erected on the proposed quad- 
rangle north of the campus. For the present, according to the 
plans, the college church and its chapel will remain. The resi- 
dences of Rev. S. P. Leeds, D. D., emeritus college chaplain, 
and Prof. Arthur Sherburne Hardy, and the Rood house, a 
college domitory [the former young ladies' school, or "nunnery"] 
will be removed. On Rood house corner [including the former 
site of Lang Hall] will stand the Alumni Memorial Hall. 

Between the church and Memorial Hall [embracing the old 
Dr. Lord residence], 100 feet back from the street, will be the 
location of- the $250,000 Butterfield Hall, — the archaeological 
museum. Two other domitories are shown on the plans, bill 
will not be erected now. 

The specifications for Butterfield Hall are now being prepar- 
ed. The contract will be let in February, and work on it will 
begin in April. The Alumni Memorial Hall is the next in 
order, and will be started in the fall. Within three years the 
quadrangle will be completed with over $1,000,000 worth of 
buildings, and will be the finest of its kind in the country. 



CORRECTIONS. 

Will the owner of this book please correct, with pen, the 

following typographical errors : — 

Page 8, line 16, first word — For "Endora," read "Ewdora." 
Page 39, line 12, first word — For "Barstow," read "Barstottf." 
Pao-e 50, line 18— For "II." before "Clarence," read "III." 

Also, line 24— For "III., Margan'lla, read ' IV.," Margarella." 
Pao-e 67, line 24, last word but one — For "6ear," read 

"wear." 

Pao-e 84, line 12— For "Us," before "following," read "the." 

Pao-e 114, line 8 — For "Charlestoicn," read "Charleston." 

Page 156, line 11 — Erase comma after "Grenville." 

Pao-e 174, fifth line from bottom— For "1865" read "1862." 

Page 189, line 6— For "Dauburg", read "Dawburg." 

Page 198, line 1— After "DeWayne" insert k -x. o." 

Page 244. line <S — For "when", read "where." 

Page 254, line 21, last word — Fur "Morgan" read "-Morton." 

Page 287, last line — For Dec. 21, read 31. 



INDEX. 



This Index contains the names (1) of all members of the 
class of 1853 wherever referred to ; (2) of their parents, and 
their earliest and more prominent ancestors, herein recorded ; 
(3) of their wives, (with parents and ancestors, so far as 
given) : (4) of their children, and grandchildren; (5) of their 
instructors, one or more, both before and after leaving College ; 
(6) of all under-graduates, officers, and alumni of Dartmouth 
College referred to in this book. Other names of which mere 
mention is made are not generally included. The numbers in- 
dicate the pages, on each of which are to be found one or more 
references to the names immediately preceding. 

SUMMARIES. 

Whole number of references to classmates in this Index, 
(each page or part-page of the Sketches being reckoned as one) 
692. 

Whole number of the children of classmates given in the pre- 
ceding Sketches, 164 
Number of references to the same, in Index, 295 
Number of grand-children in Sketches and Index, 36 
Whole number of names referred to in the Index, 844 



Abbott, Dr. James B. 175 

Abernathv, Belle 296 

Acee, Gen. E. L. 190 

Achley, Mary 146 

Adams, Prof. Ebenezer249, 277 

Eliza M. 248 

Ephraim 249 

Alden. John 69 

Rev. J. 30 

Allen, Ezekiel 1 

• Justin XI., 1-2, 136, 193, 

261, 285, 286, 291 

Arnold, Mrs. Sarah M. 121 

Averill, Priscilla 100 

Babcock, Rev. Elisha G. 3 

Henry H. 3-5, 261, 286, 

288, 289 

Mrs. Henry H. 4 

Mabel 3 



Babcock, Rollin K. 3 

Badger, Judith 139 

Baker, Fannv M. 172 

Hosea S. 172 

Joseph 172 

Balch, Adna P. 304 

Baldwin, Louisa 30 

Bancroft, Dr. J. P. 11 

Barker, Lucy P. 58 

Barstow, Dr. J. Whitney 39 

Bartlett, Pres. Samuel C. 301, 

302, 303, 306 

Barton & Wheeler, title p., XI. 

Baylies, Mary R. 22 

Hon. Nicholas 22 
Beard, Sabrina 112 
Bell, Mrs. Elizabeth F. (Emer- 
son) 51 

Lucy C. 52 

Bellows, MaryL. 23 



310 



INDEX. 



159 

5-8, 16, 

285, 286, 

5, 264, 272 

5,8 

5 

8 

8 

5, 7 

8-10, 261, 

289, 290 

8 

8, 10 

8 



Halsev J. 
C. 



Benedict, E. L. 
Bissell, George H. 
Blaisdell, Alfred O. 
268, 271, 272, 
288, 291 

Hon. Daniel, 

Edith 

Hon. Elijah 

Eunice O. 

Jerome 

Ralph 
Blood, Charles S. 

2G2, 286, 288, 

Harry S. 

Nellie W. 

Sewall 

Sullivan 
Boardman, Hon 
Bodwell. Rev. J 
Bond, Henry 
Bradford, Gov. William 
Bradley, William 
Bradstreet, Gov. Simon 
Braley, Salome 
Bridges, Sarah 
Brown, Mrs-. Deborah 

Ella M. 

Harry S. 

Lieut. I. N. 

Jonathan 

Jonathan C 
289 

Mary A. 

Moses I). 12-13, 192 
262, 286, 288, 291 

Prof. S. G. 70, 263, 265, 
281, 304 

Sophia 89 

Walter M. 12 

Bryant, Win. C. 69 

Bullard, Harold 0. 301 

Bunnell, W. B. 1:55 

Burleigh, Abigail 139 

Hon. Micajah C. 302 

Burnet, Clarence L. 14-17, 261, 

268, 286, 288, 289, 290 

Clarence L., Jr. 11, 17 



302 

25 
302 
241 

45 
100 
232 
295 

13 
•12 

12 
189 

10 
10-12, 286, 

78 
193, 



Burnet. Helen 14, 17 

Jonathan Sen. 14 

Hon. Jonathan 14 

Burnham, Sally H. 105 

Burton, Charles N. 17, 22 

Charlotte E. 17, 21, 22 

Horatio X. 17-22, 131, 

172, 174, 183, 269, 277, 

280. 285, 286, 288, 289 



Mrs. Horatio N. 

Israel 

Stephen 

Stephen E. 
Butler, Gen. B. F. 
Butterfield, Dr. Ralph 
Buttrick, Eliza K. 

Ephraim 

Maj. John 

William 



18, 19 
17 
17 

17, 22 
164 
306 
151 
151 
151 
151 

23 



Cahoon, Charlotte D. 

Charlotte D., (2nd) 23, 26 
Daniel 22 

Hon. Geo. C. 22 

George C, (2nd) 2:5. 2(5 
George W. 22-26, 13, 33, 

268, 274, 285, 286, 287, 

289 
Grace W. 23, 26 

James W. 23, 25, 2(5 

Mary E. 23, 26 

William 22 

Capen, Sarah 117 

Theophilus Jr. 118 

Carmichael, Mrs. Janet (Lennv) 

45 
Carter, Nathan 26 

Nathan F. XII., 26-30, 

277, 278, 285, 286, 288, 

291, 298 
Samuel 2(5 

Chase, Aquilla 1 1 7 

Charles M. XI. 30-35, 24, 

2r>. 26, 193, 2(55, 2(5(5, 

273, 275, 277, 278, 283, 

285, 286, 288, 290, 291, 
Gen. Epapluas B. 3Q 





INDEX. 




311 


Chase, Everett B. 


30 Crosbv, Mildred M. 


36 


,42 


Frederick C. 


30 


Simon 




36 


George A. 


30 


William P. 


37 


,42 


Jennie W. 


30 


Culver, Hon. David 




300 


John B. 


30 


Cummings, Rev. Francis 


187 


Marv L. 


30 


Curtis, Caleb B. 




167 


Nellie L. 


30 


Lyclia A. 




167 


Prof Stephen 5, 39, 


263, 








281 




Dalton, E. G. 




105 


Susannah 


117 


Daniels, J. H. 




XI 


William 


117 


Davis, Rev. James 




17 


Chamberlain. David C. 


172 


Jefferson 




189 


Chandler, Sally 


97 


Dearborn, Josiah 




43 


Thomas 


97 


PittF. 43-45 


261, 


289 


Cheney, Benjamin P. 


302 


Samuel Q. 




43 


Choate, Hon. Rufus, 266, 


271, 


Dickinson, Gov. Dani 


elS. 


180 


282, 298 




Dickson, Clarence H. 


U 


, 50 


Christie, Hon. Daniel M. 


108 


James D. 




50 


Cochran, Hattie C. 


294 


James G. 




50 


Cogswell, Humphrey C. 


105 


James M. XI., 45-50, 


262, 


Sarah H. B. 


105 


285, 286, 288, 


291 




Colby, James K. 23, 58 


Margarella M. 


M 


>, 50 


Collamer, Hon. Jacob 


24 


Nelson J. 


U 


1, 50 


Colton, Reuben 


118 


Robert 




45 


Conant, Prof. David 


38 


Warren G. 




50 


Hon. John 


300 


William M. 




46 


Conrad, Lita 


50 


Dimond, Henry C. 




118 


Cook, Betsey 


184 


Isaac M. 




117 


Cooper, David M. 


218 


Man 7 Bates 




118 


Georgiana T. 


218, 


Miranda C. 




117 


Copp, Solomon 


239 


Dinsmoor, Gov. Samuel 


264 


Coyle, Prof. C. H. 


221 


Dolbeer, Abigail 




51 


Craddock, Clementine 


112 


Downes, Jason 




306 


Peter 


113 


Dudley, Byron J. 




191 


Crawford, Hon. Coe I. 170 


,294 


Bvron S. 




191 


Irving R. 


294 


Mrs. P. S. 


188, 


192 


Miriam 


294 


Samuel 




51 


Crosby, Prof. Alpheus 263 


, 264 


Sarah Jane 




51 


AlpheusB. 36-42, 43, 


174, 


Gov. Thomas 




100 


265, 266, 267, 271, 


272, 


Dustan, Mrs. Hannah 




51 


273, 275, 285, 286, 


288, 








289, 290 




Eaton, Francis 




69 


Mrs. Alpheus B. 


275 


Harriot E. 




69 


Dr. Asa 


36 


Hon. John 


XL. 


121 


Prof. Dixi 36, 272 


, 304 


Ziba 




69 


Dixi, 3 


7, 42 


Edwards, Rev. E. F. 




14 


Mayrant M. 


36 


Elliott, Annie V. 




189 



312 



IXDEX. 



Elliot. Dr. 
Emerson, Hon 

Adelle 

Alfreda 

Prof. Charles F 

Clarissa 

Edwards D. 

Evelyn 

Capt. John 

Rev. John 



189 Farnsworth, Jonathan B. 63-66, 
Abraham 51 261. 265,269,285,286, 

57 288, 291 

53 Jonathan 

XI. Walter K. 

82 Ferguson, JoLm 
52, 57 Fish, Rev. Elisha 
53 Sarah 

82 Fitts, Sally 
82 Fletcher, Hon. Richard 
John D. XII., 51-57, Foog, Hon. Geo. G. 

172, 229, 2G1, 265, 285, Foster, Hon. Dwight 



286, 288, 291 

John R. 

Josephine D. 

Leon L. 

Lizzie 

Margaret H. 

Michael 

Muriel D. 

Nathaniel F. 

Ralph O. 

Ralph Waldo 

Surah D. 

Stephen G. 

Winnifred 
Endicott, Gov. John 
Evans, William G. 



Fowler, Lydia A. 
53 Fox, Dr. George F. 
57 Maria B. 

53 

b'2 Gale, Ezra W. 

o3 Mrs. Harriet L. 

51 27 

5 7 Gautier, Marv E. 

52 Rev. Peter W. 
52 Gilman, Harriet B. 

272 Goodwin. Andrew J. 
52| 261, 265, 289 



63 

64, 6G 

112 

69 

68, 69 

10 

301 

302 

201 

89 

"198 

198 

123 
(Jewell) 

241 

2 I 2 

27 

66-68, 



Fairbanks, Albert T. 
Arthur 
lie at rice, H. 
Charlotte 
Dorothv 

Henry* XL, 58-63, 261, 
277. 285. 286, 288, 291 
Jonathan 
Lucv 



52, 57 Rev. Daniel R. 69 

52 Gov. Ichabod 69 

150 Greeley, Rev. E. H. 10 

93 Green, Elizabeth L. 95 

Greene, Adm. Theodore P. 174 

59 Gregorie, Dr. Thomas H. 114 

58, 62 Gross, Sarah 75 
62Gwynn, Nell 192 

59, 63 
59 Haddock, Dr. Charles 100 



Marion 

Ma iy L. 
Robert 
Ruth C. 
Hon. Thaddeus 
Farnsworth, Arthur W". 
( reorge II. 
•James S. 
Capt. Jonathan 



Prof. Charles B. 
304 
(Fairbanke) 58|Hall, Sophia 

59. 62, 63 Hallgarten, Julius 



263, 264, 



59 Haudall, Emily M. 

62 Hanna, May I>. 
59, 62 Hanson, James II. 

59 Joanna 
.'**. 62 Hardy. Prof. Arthur S. 
64, 66iHarrington, Harriet A. 
6:5, 66 Samuel X. 
64, 66 Hatch. Henry 

63 Josiali 



8 

302 

1 12 

87 

167 

107 

307 

162 

162 

63 

63 



INDEX. 



313 



Hatch, Maria A. 63 

Hayes, Francis B. 304 

John 107 

Mary F. 107 

Ha v ward, Amherst 68 

" Arthur J. 69 

Bell 69, 73, 74 

Grace 69, 74 

John Stark 70 

Paul 70 

Hay ward, Silvanus XI., 68-74 

110, 111, 144, 265, 270, 

275, 277, 278, 280, 285, 

286, 287, 291, 298 

William 68, 69 

Hazen, Rev. Henry A. 59 

Heald, Daniel A. 222 

Herrick, Olive 127 

Hibbard, Eliza 3 

Hilbish, Peter 75 

Hirst, J. Thompson 94 

Hitchcock, Charles A. Y. 259, 

283 

Hon. Hiram 306 

Prof. Hiram A. 259,298 

Mrs. Hiram A. 283 

Dr. Homer O. 18 

Marv 306 

Hodgkins, Abbie T. 232 

Elijah B. 232 

Hoffman, Edward H. 26 

Helen 26 

Lottie 26 

Hon. Ogden 266 

Hogeboom, Hon. Henry 232 

Hollenbush, Calvin G. 75-77, 

159, 261, 285, 286, 289, 

290 

John H. 75 

Sarah S. 77 

Holmes, Oliver W., Title Paoe 

282 

Hopkins, Harriett B. 247 

William E. .247 

Horton, Barbara A. 100 

Howard, Clara P. 78, 80 

Ernest 78, 81 



Howard, Frank 
Mary A. 
Nahum 
Roger S. 
Sophia 



78, 80, 81 

78, 81 

78 

123 

78 



Rev. Thomas D. 183 

William W. 78-81, 64, 265, 

285, 286, 287, 289 
Mrs. Wm. W. 80 

Howes, Hattie A. 139 

Hovt, Chancellor Joseph G. 

223, 225 
Hubbard, Prof. Oliver P. 263, 

264, 282 

Hulbert, Anne W. ■ 82, 88 

Archer B. 82, 88 

Calvin B. XL, 81-88, 132, 

258, 285, 286, 287, 291 

Chauncey 81 

Chauncey P. 87 

Elisha 81 

Ella G. 82, 87 

Helen 88 

Henry W. 82, 84, 86, 87 

Homer B. 82, 87, 88 

Maclelina 88 

Mary E. 82, 86, 88 

Winnifred 87 

Hunt, Mrs. Helen (Brown) 14 

Huntington, Fanny 172 

Hutchinson, Rev. Aaron 26 

James 89 

John 89-93, 261, 268, 286, 

288, 289 
Marv Estelle 89, 92 

Miss 89 

Isham, Alma 93, 94 

Isaac 93 

James F. 93 
James W. 93, 94, 262, 286, 

287, 289 

Mrs. J. W. 94 

J. Henry 94 

Jackson, Frances McC. 116 
James F. 116 



314 



I^DEX. 



Jane way. Anna H. 210 

Rev. John L. 210 

Jardine, Fred D. 176 

Jewell, Jacob 12^ 

Nathaniel 27 

Susan 124 

Keays, Lucy A. 69 

Kellev. Jessie 66 

Kendall. Hon. Amos 95 

John 95-97, 269, 286, 2*7. 
289 

Lelia F. 52 

Nathan 0. 52 

Zebedee 95 

Kendriek. Caleb 97 

Caleb C. 97-99, 262, 265, 
271, 289 

Keyes, Mary P. L. 3 

Kidder, Hon. J. P. 12 

King-, Mary 151 

Kingman. Dolla 222 

William 223 

Kyle, Hon. Alexander 95 

Jane 95 

Labaree, Peter 135 

Sarah A. 135 

William 1:;;, 

La Dow. Lillian 7. 8 

Lamar, Hon. L. ({. C. 189 

Lamson. John loo 

John A. XL. 100-105, 136, 

193, 286, 288. 290, 291, 

Langill, II. II. II. XL 283 

Laughlin, David 159 

Lawrence. Prof. Edward A. 1 72 

Edward A. 172. 232 

Leeds, Lev. s. p. 307 

Leverett, John 201 

Martha II. 201 

Long, Prof Clement 264, 281 

Lord, Betsey W. 209 

Prof. John K. 306 

Pies. Nathan 38, :>:;. 62, 

131, 2d!). 262, 281, 299, 

302, 307 



Lonoee. ^\ . W. 
Lovejoy, Hannah 
Love ring. Oilman 

John D. 105-107 
28i» 

John P. 

Mary E. 
Love well. Capt. John 
Lowe. Capt. John 

Susan 
Lyford, Moses 
Martin, Mary K. 

I rov. Noah 

Hon. Wheeler 



286 



112 
162 
105 

288 

105 

27 

172 

52 

52 

7s 

5 

264 

5 



XL 
113, 



McConaughy, Dwight D. 

Samuel G. 

Samuel G. Jr. 
McDuff, Fyfe 
MeDuffee. Franklin 
112, 12. 72 
285, 286, 288, 289 

John 

John E. 107, 1 11 

J. Randolph 

Willis 108, 1 

McCertnv, Hon. Wash- 
ington 
Merriam. Charles 
Merrill. Belinda 

George 

Parker 

William 
Miller, Alexander 
Mixer, Augusta S 

Charles II 
Moody. Bessie L. 

Mary J. 
Moore. Anne S. 

Arthur Punnels 

Catharine 

Franklin MeDuffee 

George E. Haskell 

Harry ( . 

Ilenrv A. 

Henry W. 112-117, 
286, 288, 290, 291 



212 
212 
212 
107 
107- 
265, 

107 

112 

Ids 



159 

lis, 121 

124 

77 

124 

124 

2:;. 30 

249 

2i:» 

62 

:;<; 

11:5. in; 

11:; 

117 
1 13 
1 1 :) 
1 1 :) 
113 
2i; 1, 



INDEX. 



315 



Moore, Ida Anderson 

James B. 

Jane 

John 

Joseph H. 

Kate Dubois 

Lois 

William W. 113, 116, 
Morgan, Emeline 

James 
Morrill, Eliza J. 

Mary A. 

Dr. Samuel 
Morrison, David 

Douglas P. 119, 

Nathan J., XL, 117- 
.267, 285, 286, 288, 

Nathan S. 

Sarah D. 119, 122, 

Theodore H. 119, 

Morse, Charles A. 124, 

Charles O. 123-126, 
286, 287, 288, 289 

Mrs. C. O. 

Elijah 

John H. 127, 128, 
286, 288, 289 

Peter 
Morton, Prof. Henry 

Hon. Levi P. 
Muns, Florence H. 
Munsell, Charlotte 

Joseph 
Murrey, Abigail 
Muzzy, Dr. R. D. 



Nelson, Agnes A. M. 

Judith 
Newell, Amelia 

Hon. Charles 
Nichols, J. F. 
Niles, Henry T. 
Norton, C. C. 
Noyes, Annie S. 

Daniel 

Prof. Daniel J. 



58, 
263, 265, 281, 303 



114 
113 
113 
112 
113 
113 
113 
117 
215 
215 
249 
232 
249 
117 
123 

123, 
291 
117 
123 
123 
126 

261, 

126 
127 

269, 

123 

254 
302 
50 
81 
81 
213 
38 

46 

17 

17 

17 

91 

172 

188 

58 

58 

172 



Oakes, Valentine B. 128-130, 

192, 262, 286, 289, 290 

Col. William 128 

Oglesby, Albert 296 

Martha J. 236, 296 
Orcutt, Hiram 3, 78, 81, 130, 

135, 146, 239 

Osgood, Charlotte 5 

Page, David P, 123 

Mrs. Jacintha B. 58 

Phinehas 58 

RuthyB. 58 

Palmer, Dr. Henry 149 

Ruth E. 149 

Stephen W. 130 

William S. XL, 130-135, 

174, 258, 261, 267, 285, 

286, 287, 291 

Parker, Cynthia 204 

Prof. "Henry E. 39, 42 

Isaac 135 

Isaac A. XL, 135-139, 193, 

267, 285, 286, 287, 291 



Mrs. Isaac A. 

Izah T. 

Hon. Joel 

William A. 

Zechariah 
Parsons, Chase P. 139-142,261, 
268, 286, 288, 289 

Josiah 

Kate E. 

Lewis W. 

Mary H, 
Patterson, Hon. James W. 

Lemuel B. 
Paul, John 
Payson, Aurin M. 66, 67, 105 
Pease, Elizabeth 166 

Peaselee, Prof. Edmund R 

264 
Peeples, Loulie 
Perkins, Mary B. 
Perrin, Calvin 

Celia 

Charles 



136 
136, 138 
302, 303 
136, 139 

135 



139 
139 
140 
139 
242 
168 
45 



41, 



143, 



116 
25 
142 
146 
148 



31(5 



INDEX. 



Perrin. Daniel 142-146, 149, Putnam. Israel A 
269, 271. 286, 2*7. 289 John 

Mrs. Daniel 140 



Ella L. 

Ezra 
Frank J. 

George 
Henry M. 



140, 149 

1-14 

143, 146 



Prof John X 
Margaret R. 
Ralph B. 



143, 144, 146Quarles, Belinda K. 



146-1-1!), 193, 
261, 262, 285, 286, 288. 
291 
Mrs. Henry M. 

John 



148, 1-19 

143 

1-1:5. 146 

146, 149 

95 

87 

78 

78 

171. 176 

177 



Julia 

Lucy 
Perry, Joseph 
Pinnio, Lily L. 
Pollard, Amos B. 

Marv A. B. 
Poole. Allan A. P. 

Fanny Ethel 

Mrs. Fanny II. R. 298 

Hon. Paul 176 

Robert R. 177 

Porter. Mrs. Delana 127 

Potter Mrs. Henrietta (Evans) 
9.°» 

Lyman 93 

Powers. F. U. 89 



Francis 
(I nimby, Elihu T. 



150 
150 

268, 2s] 
152, 158 
152, 158 

43 

4 3 

70 



Ratcliffe, Francis 295 

Reed. Abner 159 

Andrew XL, 159-162, 193, 

261, 269, 287). 28(5, 291 

James 17)9 

Remick. Abraham L. 163 

Charles E. 163 

Charles F. 162-166. 286, 

288, 291 
Charles F. Jr. 163, 166 

Charlton P. 163 

Edward 162 

Ilattie G. 16:5 

Mabel H. 163. 166 

Paige 162, 166 

Richards. Cyrus S. 17, 27, :')(>, 

93, 201, 204 
Rev. John 



Prescctt, Ex-Gov. B. F. 299-306 Richardson, Elias H. 



Preston, Louise P. 

Roger 

Samuel 
Procter. Mrs. J. C. 

Lydia W. 

Hon. Redfield 

Richard A. 
Putnam, Alfred P. 



246. 



17)1 MaryL. 

151 Ripley, Mrs. Mary P2. O. 

1 .", 1 Prof. Svlvanus 

277 Rix, A. 

1 ~> 1 Roberts, Sally 

247 Robinson, Amos D. 167 



27,2 
149-158, 

:7. 291, 298 
151, 1 58 
150 
117 
118 
150 
1 in 
17,1. 158 



Alfred W. 

Arthur A. 

Daniel 

Hon. Douglas 

Edmund 

Elias 

EndieottG. 
Helen L. 
[srael 



17,1 



158 

17)0 



170, 294 
Carroll B. 
Charles 
Charles E. 

294 
Frank B. 
Jeannette 
Lavinia C. 



167. 169. 



264 
107 

218 

128 

22 

4 7, 

1 

169, 

294 
166 

170, 



167, 170, 294 

294 
167, 171, 29 1 



Levi 166-171, 192. 19:1. 

199, 258, 262. 285, 286, 

288, 291, 293-295 

Levi. (1st) 166 



INDEX. 



317 



Robinson, Levi, Jr. 



170 



Levi S. 
Lydia A. 
Maudean 
Mary E. 
Wilbur H. 



294 
167, 171, 294 

294 

167, 170, 294 

294 



Rogers, Rev. Edwin E. 84, 86, 

88 

Olive 86 

Rollins, Hon. Edwin A. 301 

Ross, Eunice 149 

Rowell, Martha E. 112 

William W. 112 

Runnels, Caroline 8. 172, 176 

Fanny H. 172, 176, 177 

Katherine B. 172,177 

172 

171 

■177, 

278, 

290, 

172 

171 

171 

14 



Mary A. 

Moses T. (Sen.) 

Moses T. XL, 171 
265, 269, 272, 277, 
284, 285, 286, 288, 
291 

Moses T. (3rd) 

Samuel 

Stephen 
Russell, Augusta 

Mrs. Sarah E. (Pearson) 23 

Sanborn, Prof. Edwin D. 203, 

263, 265, 281, 303 

Col. John B. 244, 245 

Hon. John S. 163 

Sargent, David J. B. 177-180, 

261, 268, 285, 286, 289 

Joel 177 

Rev. W. A. 180 

Sawyer, Rev. T. J. 215 

Saxe, John G-. 282 

Scales, William 162 

Selden, Huldah 207 

Sessions, Gilman L. 180-183, 

193, 270, 286, 288, 291 

Lyman 180 

Mrs. . 182 

"The Boy," 182, 183 

Seward, Hon.' Wm. H. 89, 90, 

91 



Shafer, Catharine 198 
Shurtleff, Prof. Roswell 262, 

263 

Slavton, Sarah 63 

Smith, Anna T. 203 
Pres. Asa D. 219, 299, 

300, 301 

Rev. Claudius B. 218 

Lois 213 

Maude H. 294 

Mildred G-. 36 

Sarah 242 

Dr. William R. 36 

William T. 203 

Spaulding, Mrs. Isaac 306 

Jacob S. 81 

Stanton, Benjamin F. 184 

Charles F. 184 

Henry E. 184-186, 261, 

286, 289 

Statham. Dr. Augustin D. 189 

Elliotte W. *" 190 

Emorv 187 

Francis C. 187-189, 261, 

270, 277, 286, 291 

LafavetteS. 191 

M. Walker 187 

Miss P. T. 192 

Walter S. 189-192, 261, 

286, 288, 289, 290 

Stearns, Caroline 171 

Isaac 171 

Stevens, Sally 105 

Stewart, (Stuart) Charles II., 

192 

David 192 

David D. 192 

LeviM. 192-197,199, 261, 

262,265,286, 291 

Stone, EbenF. 124 

Florence G. 57 

Mrs. Valeria G. 302 

Storrs, Rev. R. S., Jr. 266 

Stoughton, Hon. Edwin W. 300 

Stratton, Nancy 130 

Strow, Anna 198, 200 

Clarence, De W. 198, 200 



318 



EXDEX. 



Strow, Edwin J. 198, 200|Turner, William F. 

Mrs. Elizabeth M. 198 Twombly, Horatio N 

James R. 198 Tyler, Pies. Bennett 

John De W. 198-200, 193, 

25*. 262, 286, 2*7. 291 Underbill, Mary L. 

John E. 

E eu ben 
Stuart.' F. T. 
Swan ton, Lydia H. 



9 200Upham, Abby H. J. 



Tate. Lucy B. 
Taylor. Prof. S. H. 

Stephen G . 
Tennev. Charles 9 
'213 

Jonathan 
Tewksbury, Mary 
Thacher, Hannah B 

( )xenbridge 

Peter 

Thomas 
Thayer, Gen. Svhanns 



198 

XE 
167 

189 

117 
107, 139, 



Anna J. 

Bt^sie E. 

Hugo de 

John 

John H. J. 

EillianH. 

Hon. Nathaniel G 
212 

Nathaniel J 

Nathaniel L. 
213, 261, 272 
288, 290, 21»1 

T. Francis J. 



in. 51 
123 
217 
218 
217 
217. 218 Van Klack, Camilla 
300 



210 

210 



210, 

X1E. 
285, 



20<; 

172 

."'7 
210 
210 
210 
209 
_ 

213 
, 212 
209, 

212 
209- 
286, 



210, 212 



62 



Thompson. Harriet A. 204, 2 06 .Wads worth, Margery 



q. John I 

M<>ses 

Samuel 

Thomas 

Hon. Thomas W . 

William C. 201-203, 

291 
William Coombs 
William II 
William S. 



201 Walbridge, Fannie P. 

203 Williams 

203 Walker. Joseph A. 

201 William 213-215, 261, 

201 287, : 

Ward. John 63, 64, 

Eaura 
201 Ware. Eudora M. 
204, 206, 207 Helen 

-2i>7. £85, Warmington, IE W. 



. 2 — . 291 
Thomson, Miss IE E. 209 

Homer A. 262, 

Menzies A. 207 

Thurston. Mofi 171 

Tibbetts, Enos 204 

Harriet 
Tisdale, Rev. Jan 
True. I). S. 12 

Tucker. Pres. William J. 
Turner, Anna 1J. 206 

Edward IE 

John F. 206 



Warren, Joseph 215-217. 
286, 291 

Peter IE 
Washburn, Florence B. 

( reorgiana C. 218, 

Hannah M. 

Jedidah 

John 

John S. 217-222. '.'7. 
288 , : 

Mrs. John S. 

Mabel '1' 218, 

Hon. Peter T. 219, 

Hon. Reuben 



26 
130 
130 

21:5 

135 
162 

239 

in 
261, 

215 
219 

221 

222 

217 

221 
221 
221 
217 



INDEX. 


3iy 


Washburne, Sarah E. 222 


Wight, John F. 236-239, 


261, 


Col. Seth 217 


267, 271, 286, 288, 


291, 


Waterhouse, Albert K. 223 


295-297 




Dr. Benjamin 223 


John F. Jr. 236 


238 


John 222 


Martha D. 236, 238, 


296 


Richard 222 


Mary J. . 236, 238, 


239, 


Samuel H. 222, 223 


297 




Sylvester XL, 222-231, 54, 


Sarah B. 236, 238, 


297 


193, 261, 286, 291 


William A. 236, 239, 


296, 


Timothy 222 


297 




Watson, Edgar A. 129,130 


Willard, John D. 


306 


Webster, Augusta 213 


Williams, Coddington B. 


242 


Hon. Daniel 174, 175, 223. 


George C. 


142 


26d, 266, 282 


Jane A. 


242 


Edward 5 


Wills, Lucy Ann 


93 


Elizabeth 223 


Wilmot, Lucius W. P. 239-241, 


Hon. Samuel 213 


261, 277, 286, 


287, 


Weeks, Dr. A. G. 214 


291 




Asa 36, 249 


Mrs. L. W. P. 


240 


Hattie F. 27 


Timothy D. 


239 


Maj. Nathaniel 27 


Willard W. 


239 


Wells, Lizzie M. 30 


Wilson, Dayid 75. 


159 


Wentworth, Hon.Tappan 300 


George F. 


301 


305 


N. C. 160 


161 


West, Helen A. 46 


Wingate, Sarah 


107 


Weymouth, Mary 128 


Wiukley, Henry 302 


306 


Wheelock, Pres. Eleazar 22, 


Wood, Prof. Alphonso 


31 


23, 82, 305 


Clarence W. 243, 


247 


Whitcher, Hon. Joseph 


Edward J. 241-247, 


286, 


B. 100 


288, 289, 290 




Mary E. 100 


Elizur 


241 


Whitcomb, Adele 232, 236 


Frederick W. 


243 


Fannie H. 232, 235, 236 


Harriet 


93 


George P. XL, 232-236, 


Lucia 


135 


286, 288, 291 


Marie G. 242, 


247 


Jeremiah 232 


Rev Samuel 


241 


Jessie 232, 236 


Woodman, Prof. John S. 


264, 


Mary M. 232 


304 




Simeon 232 


Woods, Helen 


200 


Simon 232 


J. H. 


200 


White, P. M. 12 


Hon. Leonard 


118 


Ebenezer 63 


Woodward, Prof. Bezaleel 


82 


Emily 63 


Rev. Henry 


82 


Henrietta 12 


Mary E. 


81 


Whitmore, Parthena 135 


Wylie, Rev. Edgar B. 


87 


Wight, James 236, 295 


Margaret 


87 


James A. 236, 238, 296, 297 


Wyman, Edward 


8 



320 INDEX. 

Young, Ammi B. 248 Young. Clara E. 249, 259 

Charles A. XL, 248-25!), David 248 

147. 160, 2<\o. 272, 27.°,. Frederick A. 241). 259 

274. 285, 286, 288, 290, Prof. Ira 5, 248. 263, 281 

29] Mrs. Ira 277 

Mrs. Charles A. 258, 27:5. Sir .John 248 

274 Samuel 248 

Charles I. 249, 259 













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